pomology

[Lat. pomum =an apple; suff. Fr. pomologie.] That branch of science which deals with fruits and fruit-trees; the cultiva tion of fruits and fruit-trees. Pō-mō-nạ, s. [Lat., from pomum =an apple.] 1. Rom. Antiq .: The godde who presided over fruit-trees. 2. Astron .: [ASTEROID, 32.] *pō-mon-Ic, a. [POMONA.] Of or pertaining to apples. pom-ō-tis, subst. [Gr. pom a =a cover, and ous (gen it. ōtos ) = an ear.] Ichthy.: A genus of Percide. [SUN-FISHES.]