Pomology
/poʊˈmɑːlədʒi/noun
The branch of botany that deals with fruit and fruit trees.
Did you know?The root *pomo-* comes from Latin *pomum* (“fruit, apple”), the same root behind *pomegranate* and *Pomona*, the Roman goddess of orchards.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂-
“to ripen, mature”
Latin
Latin
pomum
“fruit, especially apple”
Late Latin
Latin
-logia
“study, discourse”
19th Century
English
pomology
“the scientific study of fruit and fruit trees”
Modern English
English
pomology
“the branch of botany concerned with fruits and orchards”