Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

pomace

Syllabification: (pom·ace)
Pronunciation: /ˈpəməs/

Definition of pomace

noun

  • (especially in cider making) the pulpy residue remaining after fruit has been crushed in order to extract its juice.
  • the pulpy matter remaining after some other substance has been pressed or crushed, for example castor oil seeds after the oil has been extracted.

Origin:

late 16th century: apparently from medieval Latin pomacium 'cider', from Latin pomum 'apple'

pomace in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pomace in the British & World English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

offing

/ ˈôfiNG /
noun
the more distant part of the sea in view …