Pear

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A widely cultivated tree (Pyrus communis) in the rose family, having glossy leaves, white flowers grouped in a corymb, and edible fruit.
  • n. The fruit of this tree, spherical at the base and tapering toward the stalk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
  • Verb Form
    peared    pears   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fruit tree   
    Cross Reference
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adair    Aer    Altair    Astaire    Ayre    Baer    Bear    Blair    Cher    Clair   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    peach    plum    grape    apple    banana    pineapple    lemon    tomato    currant    apricot