pear

 
Pronunciation: /pɛː/

noun

  • 1a sweet yellowish- or brownish-green edible fruit which is narrow at the stalk and wider towards the base.
  • 2 (also pear tree) the Eurasian tree which bears the pear.
    • Genus Pyrus, family Rosaceae: several species and hybrids, in particular P. communis

Origin:

Old English pere, peru, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch peer, from Latin pirum