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| pear [ per ] (plural pears) |
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1. green-skinned fruit: a sweet juicy fruit with a usually green skin, firm white flesh, and roughly teardrop shape, eaten fresh or canned
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2. tree bearing pears: a tree with fine-toothed glossy leaves, widely grown to produce pears. Native to: Europe. Latin name Pyrus communis.
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| [Pre-12th century. Via assumed Vulgar Latin pira< Latin pirum] |
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