Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A place sacred to Pomona.
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Examples
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In the mid-1800s, American authors like A. J. Downing chided farmers into growing edible fruits: “He who owns a rood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the pomonal riches of the day, only raises crabs and choke-pears, deserves to lose the respect of all sensible men.”
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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In the mid-1800s, American authors like A. J. Downing chided farmers into growing edible fruits: “He who owns a rood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the pomonal riches of the day, only raises crabs and choke-pears, deserves to lose the respect of all sensible men.”
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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In the mid-1800s, American authors like A. J. Downing chided farmers into growing edible fruits: “He who owns a rood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the pomonal riches of the day, only raises crabs and choke-pears, deserves to lose the respect of all sensible men.”
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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