What does "pomology" mean?

The study of pome fruit and of the cultivation of such fruit.

Pomology

Common synonyms include: aquiculture, cultivar science, fruit culture, fruit science, fruit tree genetics, fruit tree science.

noun

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Noun

1
The study of pome fruit and of the cultivation of such fruit. uncountable, usually
2
the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits wordnet
3
The study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit. uncountable, usually
4
A work or treatise written on this subject. uncountable, usually

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”) and -ology.