pear
nounHow to pronounce pear:
Definition of pear:
- pear (noun):
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties.
- a pome fruit of a tree (genus pyrus, especially p. communis) of the rose family that typically has a pale green or brownish skin, a firm juicy flesh, and an oblong shape in which a broad base end tapers upward to a narrow stem end
Synonyms for pear:
anjou
bartlett
bartlett pear
bosc
edible fruit
false fruit
pear tree
pome
pyrus communis
seckel
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