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Asian pear

Canadian term  apple pear
A·sian pear (plural A·sian pears)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. yellowish fruit: a fruit resembling a brownish yellow apple with crisp juicy flesh
2. type of pear tree: a tree that produces Asian pears. Genus Pyrus.
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