Pomology

Word POMOLOGY
Character 8
Hyphenation po mol o gy
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Pomology"

What do we mean by pomology?

The scientific study and cultivation of fruit. noun

That department of knowledge which deals with fruits; that branch of gardening which embraces the cultivation of fruit-trees or fruit-bearing shrubs. Also pomalology. noun

A treatise on fruits considered as esculents. noun

The science of fruits; a treatise on fruits; the cultivation of fruits and fruit trees. noun

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

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

The branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits noun

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

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

A work or treatise written on this subject.

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The word "pomology" in example sentences

A major Ward 6 concern, he said, is the likely sale by the UI Foundation of the 160-acre Pell Farm, also known as the pomology tract. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Pell Farm, which is also called the pomology research center, is where researchers with the UI's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences 'Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences have conducted fruit research. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The science of growing apples is called pomology, from the French word for apple, pomme. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By the end of the 19th century, Bunker says, nurseries offered hundreds of the more than 10,000 named American varieties, some of which became popular exports to Europe (which was doing intense pomology work of its own, particularly France). ❋ Unknown (2008)

For a while, I kept a list of apple facts as I learned them, because what I remembered about my father was that he at least had a passing interest in pomology, enough of one to take me out to an orchard for the day. ❋ JODI PICOULT (2010)

He speaks Spanish, recites latin without the book, he hits the bullseye, he's a pool shark, he knows his art history, he picks the locks, he's into pomology, he completes the Times crossword. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Poring through old pomology texts for the names of varieties that were renowned for their flavor, he then spends months or years in search of farmers growing these delicious survivors. ❋ Adam Leith Gollner (2008)

The USDA commissioned watercolor artists to go into rural America and paint portraits of the best specimens of the pomology (fruit). ❋ Unknown (2006)

Later on he attended university earning a bachelor's degree, majoring in pomology the science of fruit from Cornell, and later on was awarded a master's degree from Pennsylvania State University and a doctorate from Purdue University. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Indeed, it is more in the domain of pomology: the art and science of cultivating fruit trees. ❋ Unknown (1992)

The stories my father told me when I was growing up, when we would sit on the porch and all around us the scent of cider would make us dizzy; these are the very things that bred pomology into my mind. ❋ Picoult, Jodi, 1966- (1992)

From the ashes of millions of seedlings will arise, Phoenix-like, the creations that will dominate our future prairie pomology. ❋ Various (N/A)

Extensive experiments are being carried on in plant-breeding, pomology, vegetable gardening, arboriculture and ornamental horticulture, and in the course of time a lot of valuable information will be gathered. ❋ Various (N/A)

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