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pipfruit

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  1. A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.“The best-known example of a pome is the apple.”
  2. A ball of silver or other metal, filled with hot water and used by a Roman Catholic priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.

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