Pomona
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A book with pictures and descriptions of different kinds of fruit
- noun
- /pəˈmoʊnə/
- Archaic
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pomona
- In her latest book, the author includes a Pomona that illustrates the history of fruit cultivation through the centuries.
Examples
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He often refers to his old Pomona as a guide to understanding rare fruit varieties and their uses in ancient literature.
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The art exhibit featured a beautiful Pomona that showcased different types of apples and pears from around the world.
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The pomona pit bulls!
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Annabelle carefully used her table napkin to dab the front of her pomona green silk.
Fiction book (1990) -
She renamed colors: peachblow, amberina, pomona, Burmese.
Fiction book (1992)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pomona for a book about fruit comes from the Roman goddess Pomona, and her name comes from Latin pomum meaning 'fruit'. So a Pomona is a work that shows and describes different fruits, which helps explain the book's purpose.
