pomme

noun

ˈpäm,

-ə-,

-ȯ-,

-ō-

variants or less commonly pomeis

ˈpōmə̇s

plural pomeis

heraldry

: a roundel vert

Word History

Etymology

pomme, from French, apple, from Middle French; pomeis from pomeis, plural of (assumed) earlier pomey, alteration of pomme

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