pear

//pɛər//
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Noun

pearSingular
pearsPlural
1

A sweet, juicy fruit with a rounded base tapering toward the stem, typically having green, yellow, or brownish skin.

I bought a ripe pear at the market.

2

The tree (genus Pyrus) that bears this fruit, native to Europe and western Asia.

We planted a pear in our backyard last spring.

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