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   pomace

   /ˈpʌmɪs/

   noun

   • 1. (especially in cider-making) the pulpy residue remaining after fruit has been crushed in order to extract its juice.
   • ▪ the pulpy matter remaining after a substance such as fish or castor oil seeds has been pressed to extract the oil or juice.

   Word Origin late 16th century: apparently from medieval Latin pomacium ‘cider’, from Latin pomum ‘apple’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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