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pear

pear [ per ] (plural pears)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. green-skinned fruit: a sweet juicy fruit with a usually green skin, firm white flesh, and roughly teardrop shape, eaten fresh or canned

2. tree bearing pears: a tree with fine-toothed glossy leaves, widely grown to produce pears. Native to: Europe.  Latin name Pyrus communis.

[Pre-12th century. Via assumed Vulgar Latin pira< Latin pirum]

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