Pear
WordNet

noun


(1)   Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
(2)   Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
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Etymology


pere, common North and West Germanic, from Vulgar *pira, feminine singular of pira, plural of pirum, pear

Noun



  1. An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.
  2. (also pear tree) A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
    A trio of pears pared to a pair of pears.
  3. The wood of the pear tree.
 
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