pomona

P3O1M3O1N1A1
US/pəˈmoʊnə/

noun

A treatise on fruits.

Similar
32 Pomona㉜
OriginLatin Pōmōna →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

pomona1

noun
  1. archaicrareA treatise on fruits.

    The Woolhope Club, having published a "pomona" of Herefordshire, have now undertaken to produce a "flora" of the county, and also volumes giving a description of the birds and the fungi of Hereford.

    1885, English Mechanic and Mirror of Science, volume 40, page 197

Pomona2

proper noun
  1. A goddess of fruitful abundance in Ancient Roman religion and myth
  2. colloquialPomona College
  3. A number of places in various countries:
    1. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
    2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Jackson County, Illinois.
    3. A minor city and township in Franklin County, Kansas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.
    5. A census-designated place in Howell County, Missouri.
    6. A census-designated place in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    7. A village in the town of Ramapo and town of Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York.
    8. An unincorporated community in Yakima County, Washington.
    9. A Mayan archaeological site in the state of Tabasco, Mexico.
    10. A village in Avellaneda department, Río Negro province, Argentina.
    11. A ghost town in southern Namibia.
    12. A suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng province, South Africa.
    13. A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia.
    14. A town in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia.
    15. The Mainland, Orkney.
  4. astronomy32 Pomona, a main belt asteroid

    Synonyms: 32 Pomona, ㉜

Synonyms & antonyms

proper noun32 Pomona, a main belt asteroid

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32 Pomona㉜

Origin

pomona · noun

From Pomona.

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Pomona · proper noun

  1. LatinPōmōna
  2. EnglishPomona

Borrowed from Latin Pōmōna.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 果神星
  • 果神星 (Guǒshénxīng)asteroid
Italian Pomona
  • PomonaRoman goddess
Latin Pōmōna
  • PōmōnaRoman goddess
Russian Помо́на
  • Помо́на (Pomóna)Roman goddess
Spanish Pomona
  • PomonaRoman goddess

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pomona

ArizonaBarcelonacoronabolognaJonahVeronakonamonakronabonapersonaWinonaRamonaIonakimonoLeonaShonaronaIlonaPamplonaCremonaRhonaBellonaAlcona
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Anagrams

poonamPomoan
Cite this entry
APA

pomona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomona

MLA

“pomona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomona. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pomona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pomona.

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