What (who) is pear - definition

GENUS OF PLANTS

Pears; Culture of pear; Pear tree; Pear (fruit); Pyrus caucasica; Pear juice; Pyrus; 🍐; Pearwood; Pear-tree

pear

(pears)

A pear is a sweet, juicy fruit which is narrow near its stalk, and wider and rounded at the bottom. Pears have white flesh and thin green or yellow skin.

N-COUNT

Pear

·noun 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

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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.

Wikipedia

Pear

Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus Pyrus , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the pomaceous fruit of the same name. Several species of pears are valued for their edible fruit and juices, while others are cultivated as trees.

The tree is medium-sized and native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Pear wood is one of the preferred materials in the manufacture of high-quality woodwind instruments and furniture.

About 3,000 known varieties of pears are grown worldwide, which vary in both shape and taste. The fruit is consumed fresh, canned, as juice, dried, or fermented as perry.

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Pronunciation examples for pear

1. You do that with a pear, and it's pear pudding.

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2. >>Brounstein: Pear Harbor.

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3. Remember Prickly Pear.

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4. Remember Prickly Pear.

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5. This is Prickly Pear Creek.

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Examples of use of pear

1. We are increasingly tubular; less pear, more sausage.

2. Moskin says in her article that a pear is just a pear, except when it is also a laser–coded information delivery system with advanced security clearance.

3. Plus a pear Mid morning One pot low–fat fruit yoghurt and a banana.

4. Metropoliya Vin even carries some pear ciders and ciders from Bretagne, priced at 180 rubles.

5. "He was with a couple of friends, drinking rum and pear juice," he says.