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Word: Pomaceous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 18th century (in an earlier sense). From scientific Latin pomaceus (from classical Latin pōmum fruit, in post-classical Latin apple + -āceus: see -aceous) + -ous
Definition:
Of the nature of a pome; of or relating to the Pomoideae (or Pomeae), a subfamily of the family Rosaceae consisting of trees and shrubs which produce pomes, such as the apple, pear, and hawthorn.
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