A small pear or apple; an archaic or regional term for a small fruit or pomaceous fruit.
From Old French 'pomme roie' (rosy apple), combining 'pomme' (apple) and 'roie' (royal or reddish). It fell out of common use but appears in historical texts.
The word 'pomeroy' shows how fruit names were poetic in Middle English—a 'rosy apple' became pomeroy, but then apples got more reliable, standardized names and the old word faded away!
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