Definition of 'pear'
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pear in American English
noun
1.
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Word origin
ME pere < OE peru < VL *pira < L pl. of pirum, pear, akin to Gr apion: of pre-Gr Mediterranean orig.
Word Frequency
pear in American English
(pɛər)
noun
1.
2.
the tree itself
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Derived forms
pearlike adjective
Word origin
[bef. 1000; ME pe(e)re, OE peru ‹ LL pira, fem. sing. use of pl. of L of pirum (neut.) pear]Word Frequency
pear in British English
noun
1.
2.
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Old English pere, ultimately from Latin pirumExamples of 'pear' in a sentence
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Which tree am I?
any coniferous tree of the N temperate genus Cupressus, having dark green scalelike leaves and rounded cones: family Cupressaceae
Which tree am I?
a small Australian acacia tree, A. mearnsii, with yellow flowers
Which tree am I?
an Australian casuarina tree, Casuarina cristata, yielding a useful timber
Which tree am I?
a small tree, Erythrina verspertilio, of tropical and subtropical Australia with red flowers and leaves shaped like the wings of a bat
Which tree am I?
a North American pyramidal coniferous tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, widely planted for ornament and for timber, having needle-like leaves and hanging cones: family Pinaceae
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pear
British English: pear
/pɛə/ NOUN
A pear is a juicy fruit which is narrow at the top and wider at the bottom. It has white flesh and green or yellow skin.
- American English: pear
- Arabic: كُمِّثرَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: pêra
- Chinese: 梨子
- Croatian: kruška
- Czech: hruška
- Danish: pære
- Dutch: peer
- European Spanish: pera
- Finnish: päärynä
- French: poire
- German: Birne
- Greek: αχλάδι
- Italian: pera
- Japanese: 西洋ナシ
- Korean: 배
- Norwegian: pære
- Polish: gruszka
- European Portuguese: pêra
- Romanian: pară
- Russian: груша
- Spanish: pera
- Swedish: päron
- Thai: ลูกแพร์
- Turkish: armut
- Ukrainian: груша
- Vietnamese: quả lê
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