Pomacentridae 
'iiilrun, with pseudobranchiie, e-tenoi<l scales, 
3J gills, anel from ,"> to 7 branchiostegals; the- 
conil-fislie-s. They are fishes of tropical seas, like the 
chrtmlimls, feeding on animals and vegetable organisms 
on coral reefs. There are about 15 genera and 160 species. 
The principal genera are Pomaeentrus and Glyphidodon; 
seven species of the former and two of the latter, among 
them (J. taxatilu, reach the coast of the Culled States or Its 
vicinity. Also called Ctenolabrida and Glyphidodontidf. 
pomacentrqid (po-ma-sen'troid), a. and n. I. 
a. Resembling, related to, or belonging to the 
family Pomacfutridir. 
U. n. A fish of the family Pomacentridae. 
Pomaeentrus (po-ma-sen'trus), n. [NL. (La- 
cepede, 1802), prop. Poma tocentrtts, < Gr. iruua, 
liet + ntvrpov, center.] The typical genus of 
Pomacentridte, having incisiform teeth fixed in 
one series. Numerous species Inhabit tropical seas, a 
few reaching southern waters of the United States. These 
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/'. aprtala anel /'. lamyera are small evergreen tree* of 
Australia, there known as hazel, the former sharing with 
Atpttittmin txcelxa the name of cooper's-wood. P. elliptica 
Is the kumerahou of New Zealand, with crisped and fra- 
grant yellow flowers, and P. eric\ftitia Is the tauhinu, both 
shrubs with white branches. Several other specie* are 
cultivated for their flowers In Australia. 
pomado't, Same as pomade'*. 
pomado-, . See pommado. 
pomaget, . [OF. pomage, F. pommage (ML. 
pomagium), cider, (pome, pomme, apple: see 
pome.'] Same as pomace. 
Where of late dales they used much pomage, or cider, 
for want of barley, now that lacke Is more commonly sup- 
plied with oates. 
Lombard i Perambulation (1596X p. 10. (IlalliweU.) 
pomalology (po-ma-lol'o-ji), n. Same &spomol- 
pomander (po-man ' der), n. [Corrupted from 
earlier pomeambre, < OF. pomme oTambre, a 
ball of amber: see pome, dc 2 , amber 2 .] 1. A 
perfume-ball, or a mixture of perfumes, for- 
pomegranate 
the emarginate opercle ; < Gr. wufia (mj/jar-), lid. 
cover, + Tt/ii'ciir, rafieiv, cut.] 1. A genus of 
carangoid fishes, the type of the family I'HIHH- 
tiniititir, containing only the well-known blue- 
fish, greenfish, or skipjack, P. saltatrix. This 
fish was called by I.innicus dasUrosteui mUatrix, and by 
Cnvler Temnodon saUator. It Is common In nearly all 
warm and some temperate seas, attains a length of from 
t to 3 feet, and Is highly valued as a food-fish, besides 
being prized for sporting. It Is extremely voracious anel 
destructive to other fishes. See cut under bluejish. 
2. Among European ichthyologists, a genus of 
percif orm fishes, distinguished by its very large 
eyes, and represented by a single species, now 
known as Telescops telfscopium, inhabiting the 
deep water of the Mediterranean and neigh- 
boring Atlantic. 
pomatorhine (po-mat'o-rin), a. [< NL. pomato- 
rAntis,prop. *po'matorrhiHU8,<(ir.iriJua(iru/jaT-), 
lid, cover, + pif (ptv-), nose.] In oraith., hav- 
ing the nostrils overlaid with a lid-like opercu- 
I ii in or false cere. 
fishes are collectively known by the book-name of demoi- 
selles. P. Itucostictus is West Indian and Klorldian. P. 
breairostrii Is a Cuban species. P. rubicundus is the well- 
known garibaldi of the California coast, sometimes placed 
in another genus, Hypsypops, having the opercle and teeth 
entire. Also Pomatacentrus. 
pomaceous 1 (po-ma'shius), a, [< NL. pomaceus, 
of or pertaining to apples, etc., < L. pomum, 
a fruit (as an apple, peach, plum, etc.): see 
pome."] 1. Of, pertaining to, or consisting of 
apples. 
Autumn paints 
Ausonian hills with grapes: whilst English plains 
Blush with pomaceous harvests, breathing sweet*. 
J. Philips, Cider, ii. 
2. Having the character of a pome ; belonging 
to the Pomcx. 
pomaceous'-' (po-ma'shius), a. [< pomace + 
-ou.i.~\ Consisting of or resembling pomace. 
Pomadasys (po-mad'a-sis), . [NL. (Lacepede, 
1802), < Gr. TriJfta, lid, cover, + iaal'c, hairy.] A 
genus of tin i n ule n i ie l fishes, better known under 
the later name of Pristipoma. p. davideoni is the 
sargo of California, a typical memberof the genus, having 
the second anal spine longer than the third. P.fulvoma- 
culatus (usually called Orthopristix chrysopterug) is the hog- 
fish or sailor'H-choice, a food-fish of some importance from 
New York southward. Several other fishes of the United 
States have been ascribed to this genus. 
pomade 1 *, . [ME., < OF. "pomade, vernacu- 
larly pomee, pommee, pomeye, f., also pomat, 
vernacularly pome, pomme, pomey, m., < ML. 
pomata, f., a drink made from apples, cieier, < L. 
pomum, apple: see pome. Cf. pomace.'] Cider. 
May no pyement ne pomade ne preslouse drynkea 
Moyste me to the fulle ne my thurst slake, 
Til the vendage valle In the vale of losaphat 
or to prevent infection in time of plague. 
Your only way to make a good pomander I* this. Take 
an ounce of the purest garden mould, cleans'd and steeped 
seven days in change of motherless rose-water; then take 
the best labdanum, benjoln, both storaxes, ambergris, 
civil, and musk. Incorporate them together and work 
them into what form you please. This, if your breath be 
not too valiant, will make you smell as sweet as my lady's 
dog. A. Breioer (?), Lingua, Iv. 3. 
He ... walks all day hanged In pomander chains for 
penance. It. Jonson, Every Man out of his Humour, II. 1. 
2. A hollow ball or round box used for carry- 
ing about the person the ball above described, 
and sometimes pierced with small openings to 
allow the perfume to escape. 
I have sold all my trumpery ; not a counterfeit stone, 
not a ribbon, glass, pomander, brooch, table-book, ballad, 
knife, tape, glove, shoe-tie, bracelet, horn-ring, to keep 
my pack from fasting. Shak., W. T., Iv. 4. 809. 
He himself carried a pomander of silver in the shape of 
an apple, stuffed with spices, which sent out a curious 
faint perfume through small holes. 
J. H. Shorthousc, John Inglesant, xxxili. 
pomander-ball (po-man 'der-bal), n. Same as 
pomander. 
Pomard (po-mar'), n. [F. : see def.] A good 
red Burgundy wine produced near the village 
of Pomard, m the department of C6te-d'Or, 
France. The wine from the whole district that 
comes up to a certain degree of excellence is 
included under this name. 
pomarine (pom'a-rin), a. [< NL. pomarinug, 
irreg. for pomatorlrinus : see pomatorhine.] In 
ornith., pomatorhine : only applied to the^owm- 
rine jager or skua-gull, Stercorariits pomarinun 
or pomatorh in us. 
pomata, . Plural of poma. 
Pomatiacea (po-ina-ti-a'se-a), n. pi. Same as 
Pomatiidx. 
Pomatias (po-ma'ti-as), n. [NL., 
< Gr. Tru/iariac, an operculated 
shell, < nu/ta, a lid, cover.] A 
genus of operculated land-shells, 
typical of the family Pomatiidte. 
pomade 2 (po-mad'), n. [Formerly also pomado 
(after It.) (also pomatum, q. v.), = D. G. po- 
made, pommade = Sw. pomada = Dan. pomade; 
< F. pommade (= Sp. Pg. pomada),< It. pomata, 
pomada, an ointment, < ML. "jwmata, pomatum, 
an ointment (said to be so called because orig. 
made with apples), < L. pomum, apple: seepomr.] 
1. A fat saturated with the odorous principles 
of flowers by enfleurage. 2. An ointment, es- 
pecially a perfumed ointment used for the scalp 
and in dressing the hair. Also pomatum. 
pomade - (po-mad' ), v. t. ; pret. and pp. pomaded, 
ppr. pmuiuhng. [< pomade?, .] To anoint with 
pomade. 
A powdered and pomaded woman like Mrs. Sam. Crock- 
ford. Mr... Otiphant, Poor Gentleman, xllv. 
Pomaderris (po-ma-der'is), H. [NL. (La Billar- 
diere, 1804), in allusion to the loose covering of 
the fruit formed by the calyx-tube ; < Gr. iraua, 
a lid or cover, + ocppif, a skin.] A genus of 
polypetalous shrubs of the order Rlutmnete and 
tribe of the same name, characterized by a cap- 
sule free at the apex, deciduous bracts, and pet- 
als, if present, five, shorter than the filame'iits. 
and surpassed by the oblong anthers. The ovary 
Is coherent with the calyx-tube, and encircled at the base 
of the calyx-lobe^ by a slight disk. There are 22 specie*, 
natives of Australin anel New Zealand. They are erect 
branching shrubs, hoary with star-shaped hairs on the 
young branches, and on the under surface of the alternate 
rcvolute leaves, which lire: either narrow or broad and 
flat. The abundant flowers are arranged In oblong pani- 
cle* or corymbs, and are whitish- or yellowish-brown. 
'ma(t-) + -ic.] Pertaining to the 
poma; caused by the overlapping 
of the poma, as an apparent fis- 
in ; oper- 
cofMcd. 
sure of the monkey's brain ; o 
cular. Buck's Handbook of i 
Sciences, VIII. 161. natural siM.) 
PomatiatobscM- 
(Line shows 
Pomatiidae (po-ma-ti'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Po- 
matias + -idse.] A family of terrestrial tsenio- 
glossate gastropods, typified by the genus Po- 
matias. The animal has a characteristic lingual den- 
tition, the central tooth being narrow, the lateral and 
Internal marginal unlcuspid, and the external marginal 
very small : the shell Is turreted, and the opercnlum mul- 
tispiral. The species are inhabitants of the European 
zoological region. 
Pomatobranchiata (po'ma-to-brang-ki-a'ta), 
ii. i'l. [NL., < Gr. 7r<j//ej (irafiar-), lid, cover, -f- 
ftpoyx 10 , gi'ls-] A division of opisthobranchi- 
ate gastropods, corresponding to ifonopleitro- 
lii-iiin-liiiiiii . 
pomatobranchlate (p6'ma-t9-brang'ki-at), a. 
Of or pertaining to the Pomatobranchiata. 
Pomatocentms (po'ma-to-sen'trus), n. [NL.] 
Same as Pontaerntrux. 
Pomatomidae (p6-ma-tom'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Pomatomtix + -idtr.] A family of fishes closely 
related to the Cnraniiidit., represented by tire- 
genus PdiiiiitiniiUM. The form is compressed and fusl- 
feirni, the scales are mexlemte, the lateral line is gradually 
curved anel ne>t pluteel bchinel, and the jaws are armed 
with small compressed Inclsorlal teeth. 
Pomatomus (po-mat'o-mus), . [NL. (Lac- 
pede, 1812), prop. 'PemaWomut, *<> callcel from 
A collection of receipts to make pastes for the hands, 
pomatums, lip-salves, white pots, etc. Tatter, No. 245. 
pomatum (po-ma'tum), v. t. [< pomatum, n.] 
To apply pomatum to, as the hair. 
Their hair, untortured by the abominations of art, was 
scrupulously pomatumed back from their foreheads with a 
candle. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 172. 
pombe (pom'be), . [African.] Akindofbeer 
made throughout central and eastern Africa. 
pome(p6m), n. [<ME.7*oiw,<OF. pome, pomme, 
an apple, ball, etc., F. pomme, an apple, = Sp. 
porno, fruit, apple, scent-bottle, nosegay, poma, 
apple, perfume-box, = Pg. porno, fruit, apple, 
= It. porno, apple, ball, pommel, etc., < L. po- 
mum, fruit, as an apple, pear, peach, cherry, 
fig, date, nut, grape, truffle, etc., in ML. esp. 
an apple; also a fruit-tree (pomux, a fruit-tree).] 
1. An apple; a fruit of the apple kind ; specifi- 
cally, in hot., a fleshy fruit composed of the 
thickened walls of the adnate calyx embracing 
one or more carpels, as the apple, pear, etc. 
Oxe donnge about her rootes yf that me trete, 
The pomes sadde and brawny wol It gete. 
1'aUadius, Husbondrle (E. E. T. S.), p. 87. 
2f. A ball or globe; the kingly globe, mound, 
or ball of dominion. 
Dressld one me a dtademe, that dlghte was fulle falre, 
And syne profresmeaponteplghtefulleof falrestonys, . . . 
In sygne that I sothely was soverayne In erthe. 
Morte Arthure (E. E. T. 8.), 1. 3S55. 
3. In the Western Church, in medieval times, a 
small globe of silver or other metal filled with 
hot water and placed on the altar during mass 
in cold weather, so that the priest might keep 
his fingers from becoming numb, and thus avoid 
danger of accident to the elements, 
pomet (pom), v. i. [< F. pommer, grow round, 
< pomme, apple : see pome.'] To grow to a head, 
or form a head in growing. 
Cauly-flowers over-spreading to pome and head (before 
they have quite perfected their heads) should be quite 
eradicated. Kvelyn, Kalendarium, Aug. 
Pomeae (po'me-e), H. pi. [NL. (Lindley, 1835), 
< L. pomum, fruit, + -.] A tribe or suborder 
of rosaceous plants, the apple family, charac- 
terized by the one to five carpels, each with two 
ovules, the fruit a pome, and crowned with the 
calyx-lobes, or in some becoming a drupe by 
the hardening of the inner layer, it includes over 
SOOtpecie* of 14 genera, natlvesof the' northern hemisphere, 
chiefly in temperate regions. They are small trees, mainly 
with hard, compact, and durable wood, but of very irregu- 
lar and twistd grain. They are among the most valuable 
fruit-bearing trees, and are most ornamental in flower, as 
the apple, pear, quince, medlar, service-berry, hawthorn, 
thorn-apple, shad-bush, and loquat. See Pynut, CraUegus, 
and Photinia for the principal genera ; also Coteittaster. 
pomeambret, . Same as pomander. 
pomecitron (pom'sit-ron), . [< OF. pome, ap- 
ple (see pome), + citron, a citron, pomecitron: 
see pome and citron.] 1. A citron. 2. A va- 
riety of apple. 
Middleton (and others). The Widow, v. I. 
pomegarnett, A Middle English form of 
pomeffmnttle. 
pomegranate (pom'- or pum'gran-at), H. [For- 
merly alse> pomcgrnnft; < MK. innii>-ii<irnct, />HI- 
i/iinn t. /inlllifili'Hllt, /inilii-i/irniilili , ]HIII/II nidll, < 
OF.pomrnmiatf, iiinin-driirfiiate, />/ni ili-in'i mil. 
I'linimr ill- i/i-rnndc = It. /i/<w/iviim'e<. < Ml.. 
IIIIHIIIIH i/nniiiliiiii, in L. iinihim iininnliini. ]>oine-- 
granate, lit. apple with many seeds (also culleel 
in L. iiiiilinii I'n n ini in. I'unie- npple): L. i>tiinitiii. 
