pear (redirected from pear trees)

pear  (pâr)

n.

1. A widely cultivated tree (Pyrus communis) in the rose family, having glossy leaves, white flowers grouped in a corymb, and edible fruit.

2. The fruit of this tree, spherical at the base and tapering toward the stalk.

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[Middle English pere, from Old English peru, a pear, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *pira, from Latin, pl. of pirum.]

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pear [pɛə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Pyrus communis, having white flowers and edible fruits

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit of this tree, which has a globular base and tapers towards the apex

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of this tree, used for making furniture

go pear-shaped Informal to go wrong the plan started to go pear-shaped

[Old English pere, ultimately from Latin pirum]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pear - sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh bosc - greenish-yellow pear anjou - a pear with firm flesh and a green skin bartlett pear, bartlett - juicy yellow pear seckel, seckel pear - small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear pear tree, Pyrus communis, pear - Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties false fruit, pome - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
	2.	pear - Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties pear tree, Pyrus communis pear - sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties genus Pyrus, Pyrus - fruit trees native to the Old World: pears fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit

Translations

pear [pɛəʳ] N (= fruit) → pera f (also pear tree) → peral m

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pear [ˈpɛə^r] n

(= fruit) → poire f

(also pear tree) → poirier m

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pear

n → Birne f; (= tree) → Birnbaum m

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pear:

peardrop

n (= pendant) → tropfenförmiger Anhänger m; (= sweet) hartes Bonbon in Birnenform

pear-drop

adj earring etc → tropfenförmig

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pear [pɛəʳ] n (fruit) → pera; (tree) → pero

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pear

n pear [peə]

a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top She's very fond of pears; (also adjective ) a pear tree. peer إجّاص، كُمَّثْرى круша hruška, hruškový pære; pære- die Birne; Birnen-... αχλάδι, αχλαδιά pera pirn, pirni- گلابی päärynä (de) poire אַגָס नाशपाती kruška (plod) körte(fa) buah pir pera pera; pero なし 서양배 kriaušė bumbieris; bumbieru- pokok pear peer pære, pære-(tre) gruszka pera pară груша hruška; hruškový hruška; hruškov kruška päron ถั่วลิสง armut 梨 груша ناشپاتي quả lê 梨

adj pear-shaped

peervormig كُمَّثْري الشَّكْل крушевиден hruškovitý pæreformet birnenförmig που έχει το σχήμα αχλαδιού en forma de pera pirnjas گلابی شکل päärynänmuotoinen en forme de poire צוּרַת אַגָס नाशपाती के आकार का kruškolikog oblika körte alakú berbentuk buah pir perulaga a forma di pera なし型の 서양배 모양의 kriaušės formos bumbierveida- berbentuk pear peervormig pæreformet gruszkowaty em forma de pera în formă de pară грушевидный hruškovitý hruškast kruškastog oblika päronformad ที่มีรูปร่างเหมือนถั่ว armut biçiminde 梨形的 грушоподібний ناشپاتي نما hình quả lê 梨形的

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pear → كُمِّثرى hruška pære Birne αχλάδι pera päärynä poire kruška pera 西洋ナシ 배 peer pære gruszka pêra груша päron ลูกแพร์ armut quả lê 梨子