pear

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Etymology [edit]

From Old English pere, common North and West Germanic, from Vulgar Latin *pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reconstrued as a feminine singular.

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Noun [edit]

pear (plural pears)

  1. An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.
  2. (also pear tree) A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
    A trio of pears pared to a pair of pears.
  3. The wood of the pear tree.
  4. choke pear (a torture device)

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pear

  1. pair