Pear tree
/ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tree of the genus Pyrus, which bears the pears as fruits.
"On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree"
- 2 Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3533).
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree"
Etymology
From Middle English peretre, pertre, pere tre; equivalent to pear + tree.