n. An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.
n. A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
n. The wood of the pear tree.
n. choke pear (a torture device)
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The fruit of the pear-tree.
n. The tree Pyruts communis.
n. A pear-shaped pearl, as for the pendant of an ear-ring. Evelyn, Mundus Muliebris
An obsolete form of peer.
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n. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
n. sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
Word Usage
"The prickly pear is ideal food for the Collared Peccary due to its high water content."