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Noun: pear tree
  1. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
    - pear, Pyrus communis

Derived forms: pear trees

Type of: fruit tree

Part of: genus Pyrus, Pyrus

Encyclopedia: Pear tree