pear
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pear/peə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a yellowish- or brownish-green edible fruit, narrow at the stalk and wider towards the tip.
- 2 the tree which bears pears. [Pyrus communis and related species.]
– origin OE pere, peru, of W. Gmc origin, from L. pirum.
'pear' also found in these Oxford entries:
alligator pear
- avocado
- Bartlett pear
- bergamot
- bomb
- butternut squash
- chayote
- Comice
- Conference
- drop
- fig
- Jargonelle
- Job's tears
- pear drop
- Pearmain
- pear-shaped
- peery
- pegtop
- perry
- prickly pear
- pyriform
- quince
- spider crab
- stomach
- tannia
- top
- tuna
- Williams
