pear

/pɛər/

/pɛə/

Other forms: pears

Definitions of pear

1. noun

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

   type of:

   fruit tree

   tree bearing edible fruit
2. noun

   sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
   types:

   bosc

   greenish-yellow pear

   anjou

   a pear with firm flesh and a green skin

   bartlett, bartlett pear

   juicy yellow pear

   seckel, seckel pear

   small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear

   type of:

   edible fruit

   edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh

   false fruit, pome

   a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part