Word of the Day

pomaceous \poh-MAY-shuss\ adjective
1 : of or relating to apples
*2 : resembling a pome

A much kinder, better sounding word than “pear shaped”, not that I’m resentful or anything.
*The word, which is ultimately derived from Late Latin “pomum” (meaning “apple”), was originally used of apples and things relating to apples, but later it was also applied to things that look like pears. (Pears, like apples, belong to the pome family.)

categories Littrachure | | datetime October 17, 2005 10:01 am

10 Responses to “Word of the Day”

  1. Mr. Bingley says:
    October 17, 2005 at 10:06 am

    things that look like pears.
    Like…

  2. tree hugging sister says:
    October 17, 2005 at 10:31 am

    Bingley BASTARD !!!

  3. The Real JeffS says:
    October 17, 2005 at 10:57 am

    Mr. Bingley, after all that beer and chicken this weekend, isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black? ;-P

  4. tree hugging sister says:
    October 17, 2005 at 11:08 am

    HAH, Bingley!!!
    And HAH again, for good measure!!
    (oooh, how I loveses my JeffSies…)

  5. Mr. Bingley says:
    October 17, 2005 at 12:13 pm

    JeffS, you are such a suck-up when you want another shipment of cookies.

  6. Nightfly says:
    October 17, 2005 at 1:32 pm

    Cookies, creme puffs, whatevah. Is there a Coalition of the Pastries?

  7. tree hugging sister says:
    October 17, 2005 at 2:07 pm

    Oh, hell YES there is ~ on my HIPS. (Or is that technically ‘coagulation‘ of the pastries?)

  8. Mr. Bingley says:
    October 17, 2005 at 2:48 pm

    coalescing?
    Well, in your case I suppose convalescing…

  9. Nightfly says:
    October 17, 2005 at 4:51 pm

    “Confluence of the Pastries.”

  10. The Real JeffS says:
    October 18, 2005 at 1:50 am

    “Collection of the Pastries”

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