Defn: Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the Baltic Sea. — n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Pomerania. Pomeranian dog (Zoöl.), the loup-loup, or Spitz dog.
POMEWATER
Pome"wa`ter, n.
Defn: A kind of sweet, juicy apple. [Written also pomwater.] Shak.
POMEY Pom"ey, n.; pl. Pomeys. Etym: [F. pommé grown round, or like an apple, p. p. of pommer to pome.] (Her.)
Defn: A figure supposed to resemble an apple; a roundel, — always of a green color.
POMFRET Pom"fret, n. Etym: [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind of fish.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. niger, S. argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia. (b) A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji).
POMICULTURE
Po"mi*cul`ture, n. [L. pomum fruit + cultura culture.] (Hort.)
Defn: The culture of fruit; pomology as an art.
POMIFEROUS Po*mif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. pomifer; pomum fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. pomifère.] (Bot.) (a) Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits. (b) Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling an apple.