Pomaceous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pomaceous is an adjective meaning (botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a pome.
Meaning
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a pome.
More Meanings
- (botany) That bears apples or pomes.
Example Sentences
This bacterium^([Erwinia amylovora]) commonly affects most pomaceous trees and shrubs.
The disease occurs throughout the United States and Canada in practically every section where pomaceus fruits are grown.
Pomaceous and stone fruits can be degraded by a number of pathogenic species including Monilia laxa, M. fructigena and Rhizopus stolonifer.
The brown rots of pomaceous and drupaceous fruits are due to fungi, at least one of which was first described by Persoon in 1796 as Torula fructigena.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pomiferous, punicaceous, poaceous, pappiform, polemoniaceous, papulose.
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