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pomology

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of pome fruit and of the cultivation of such fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A work or treatise written on this subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: botany, phytology

History

Etymology

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”) and -ology.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pomologia — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 果樹學 /果树学 (guǒshùxué) — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Czech: pomologie — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Finnish: pomologia — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • French: pomologie — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Galician: pomoloxía — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Georgian: ჯიშთმცოდნეობა (ǯištmcodneoba) — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Georgian: პომოლოგია (ṗomologia) — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • German: Pomologie — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Italian: pomologia — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Japanese: 果実学 (kajitsugaku) — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Japanese: 果樹園芸学 (kajuengeigaku) — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Korean: 과실학 (gwasilhak) — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Korean: 과수 원예학 (gwasu wonyehak) — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Portuguese: pomologia — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Spanish: pomologia — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit
  • Turkish: pomoloji — study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit