Definition of Pear
Pronunciation:
pâr
n.
1.
(Bot.)
The
fleshy
pome
,
or
fruit
,
of
a
rosaceous
tree
(
Pyrus
communis
),
cultivated
in
many
varieties
in
temperate
climates
;
also
,
the
tree
which
bears
this
fruit
.
See
Pear
family
,
below
.
Pear blight
a
-
(Bot.)
A
name
of
two
distinct
diseases
of
pear
trees
,
both
causing
a
destruction
of
the
branches
,
viz
.,
that
caused
by
a
minute
insect
(
Xyleborus
pyri
),
and
that
caused
by
the
freezing
of
the
sap
in
winter
.
b
-
(Zool.)
A
very
small
beetle
(
Xyleborus
pyri
)
whose
larvæ
bore
in
the
twigs
of
pear
trees
and
cause
them
to
wither
.
- A. J. Downing.
Pear family
(Bot.)
a
suborder
of
rosaceous
plants
(
Pomeæ
),
characterized
by
the
calyx
tube
becoming
fleshy
in
fruit
,
and
,
combined
with
the
ovaries
,
forming
a
pome
.
It
includes
the
apple
,
pear
,
quince
,
service
berry
,
and
hawthorn
.
Pear gauge
(Physics)
a
kind
of
gauge
for
measuring
the
exhaustion
of
an
air-pump
receiver
; -
so
called
because
consisting
in
part
of
a
pear-shaped
glass
vessel
.
Pear shell
(Zool.)
any
marine
gastropod
shell
of
the
genus
Pyrula
,
native
of
tropical
seas
; -
so
called
from
the
shape
.
Pear slug
(Zool.)
the
larva
of
a
sawfly
which
is
very
injurious
to
the
foliage
of
the
pear
tree
.
Related Words
fruit
tree
,
genus
Pyrus
,
pear
tree
,
Pyrus
,
Pyrus
communis
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