Definition of Pear

1. Noun. Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.

Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit, False Fruit, Pome
Specialized synonyms: Bosc, Anjou, Bartlett, Bartlett Pear, Seckel, Seckel Pear
Group relationships: Pear Tree, Pyrus Communis

2. Noun. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties.
Exact synonyms: Pear Tree, Pyrus Communis
Group relationships: Genus Pyrus, Pyrus
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree

Definition of Pear

1. n. The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below.

Definition of Pear

1. Noun. An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem. ¹

2. Noun. (''also'' '''pear tree''') A type of fruit tree (''Pyrus communis''). ¹

3. Noun. The wood of the pear tree. ¹

4. Noun. choke pear (a torture device) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pear

1. a fleshy fruit [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pear

1. The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below. Pear blight. The larva of a sawfly which is very injurious to the foliage of the pear tree. Origin: OE. Pere, AS. Peru, L. Pirum: cf. F. Poire. Cf. Perry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pear

peanut galleries
peanut milk
peanut oil
peanut paste
peanut vine
peanut worm
peanutlike
peanuts
peanutty
peapod
peapods
pear (current term)
pear-shaped
pear-shaped area
pear blight
pear haw
pear hawthorn
pear of anguish
pear tree
pear trees
pearce
pearced
pearceite
pearces
pearch
pearches

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