pear

/pɛr/
noun
  1. A sweet, juicy fruit with a rounded base and a thin green or yellow skin, typically eaten fresh or cooked.
    • She sliced a ripe pear and added it to the salad.
    • The pear tree in the backyard produced a huge harvest this year.
    • I prefer a crisp pear over a soft one for snacking.
  2. A tree that bears pears.
    • The old pear in the orchard is over fifty years old.
    • We planted a pear in the sunny corner of the garden.
    • He pruned the pear carefully to encourage more fruit.
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