A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Grossome. Hist. See GRESSUME.

Explanation: The term "grossome" is a historical term that is no longer in common use. It is a variant spelling of "gressume," which means "gross" or "disgusting."

Example: There are no specific examples of the use of "grossome," but an example of the use of "gressume" would be "The smell of the garbage was gressume."

Illustration: The example illustrates the definition of "grossome" by showing how "gressume" is used to describe something that is unpleasant or disgusting. Similarly, "grossome" would have been used in the same way to describe something that was gross or disgusting.