Pear Definition

pâr
pears
noun
pears
A tree (Pyrus communis) of the rose family, with glossy leaves and greenish, brown, or reddish fruit.
Webster's New World
The soft, juicy fruit, round at the base and narrowing toward the stem.
Webster's New World
Choke pear (a torture device).
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Noun

Singular:
pear
Plural:
pears

Origin of Pear

  • From Old English pere, common North and West Germanic, from Vulgar Latin *pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reconstrued as a feminine singular.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English pere from Old English peru a pear ultimately from Vulgar Latin pira from Latin pl. of pirum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Pear Sentence Examples

  • The caroub tree and the prickly pear are extensively cultivated.

  • The fruit of the pear is produced on spurs, which appear on shoots more than one year old.

  • Prickly pear (opuntia) hedges are as frequent as in Sicily.

  • The pear is subject to several diseases caused by fungi.

  • The former attacks apple and pear; the latter, which selects orange and citron, was introduced into America from Australia, and carried ruin before it in some orange districts until its natural enemy, the lady-bird beetle, Vedalia cardinalis, was also imported.

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Words Starting With

PPEPEA

Words Ending With

RAREAR

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Words Starting With P and Ending With R

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With P4 Letter Words Ending With R