Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pome \Pome\, n. [L. pomum a fruit: cf. F. pomme apple. Cf.
   {Pomade}.]
   1. (Bot.) A fruit composed of several cartilaginous or bony
      carpels inclosed in an adherent fleshy mass, which is
      partly receptacle and partly calyx, as an apple, quince,
      or pear.

   2. (R. C. Ch.) A ball of silver or other metal, which is
      filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold
      weather to warm his hands during the service.

Pome \Pome\, v. i. [Cf. F. pommer. See {Pome}, n.]
   To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

pome
     n : a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed
         chambers and an outer fleshy part [syn: {false fruit}]