PEAR TREE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

Synonyms:

pear; pear tree; Pyrus communis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pear tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "pear tree"):

pear (sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties)

Holonyms ("pear tree" is a member of...):

genus Pyrus; Pyrus (fruit trees native to the Old World: pears)