English

Noun

pomme (plural pomeis)

1. (heraldry) A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling an apple. Also pomey.

References

• Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, The Observer's Book of Heraldry, Frederick Warne and Co., p. 60.

French

Etymology

From Latin poma, plural of pomum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔm/

Noun

pomme f ‎(plural pommes)

1. apple (fruit)
2. Any of several objects of approximately the same shape and size.
3. The fruit part of several vegetables.
4. The head.

Derived terms

Related terms

• pommeau
• pommer
• pommier

Norman

Alternative forms

• poumme (Jersey)
• paomme (Guernsey)
• pum (Sark)
• poume (continental Norman)

Etymology

From Old French pomme, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum ‎(“fruit”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pomme f ‎(plural pommes)

1. (Jersey) apple

Derived terms

Old French

Noun

pomme f ‎(oblique plural pommes, nominative singular pomme, nominative plural pommes)

1. Alternative form of pome