pear

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pear /peə $ per/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]   DFFHBPa sweet juicy fruit that has a round base and is thinner near the top, or the tree that produces this fruit 梨；梨树 →4  See picture of 见图 FRUIT 1 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit1

Examples from the Corpus

pear• Now she could feel him, a bulge like a pear.• You may wish to leave the softer peel on a peach, but remove the tougher peel of a pear or apple.• Bartlett pears are susceptible to fire blight.• Add the tomatoes and their juice along with the drained pear halves.• Heading up an orange-dirt trail, she passes prickly pear cactus and yucca.• If the pears are quite firm simmer in a large saucepan for 20-30 minutes until tender.• I thought they was pears at first and I got excited, cos I like pears, but they wasn't.Origin pear (1000-1100) Latin pirum

pear nounChinese  

that juicy and round base a Corpus sweet has a fruit

pear
pear /peə $ per/ noun [countable]
a sweet juicy fruit that has a round base and is thinner near the top, or the tree that produces this fruit

pearBrE /peə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /per/ 🔊 nouna yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom 梨◆a pear tree梨树  ➡  see also prickly pear