Definitions for PEAR
pɛərpear

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. pearnoun

   sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties

2. pear, pear tree, Pyrus communisnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pearnoun

   An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.

2. pearnoun

   (also pear tree) A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).

   A trio of pears pared to a pair of pears.

3. pearnoun

   The wood of the pear tree.

4. pearnoun

   choke pear (a torture device)

5. Etymology: pere, common North and West Germanic, from Vulgar *pira, feminine singular of pira, plural of pirum, pear

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pearnoun

   The flower consists of several leaves, placed in a circular order, and expand in form of a rose, whose flower cup becomes a fleshy fruit, which is more produced toward the footstalk than the apple, but is hollowed like a navel at the extreme part; the cells, in which the seeds are lodged, are separated by soft membranes, and the seeds are oblong. The species are eighty-four:1. Little musk pear, commonly called the supreme.2. The Chio pear, commonly called the little bastard musk pear.3. The hasting pear, commonly called the green chissel.4. The red muscadelle, it is also called the fairest.5. The little muscat.6. The jargonelle.7. The Windsor pear.8. The orange musk.9. Great blanket.10. The little blanket pear.11. Long stalked blanket pear.12. The skinless pear.13. The musk robin pear.14. The musk drone pear.15. The green orange pear.16. Cassolette.17. The Magdalene pear.18. The great onion pear.19. The August muscat.20. The rose pear.21. The perfumed pear.22. The summer bon chrêtien, or good christian.23. Salviati.24. Rose water pear.25. The choaky pear.26. The russelet pear.27. The prince’s pear.28. The great mouth water pear.29. Summer burgamot.30. The Autumn burgamot.31. The Swiss burgamot.32. The red butter pear.33. The dean’s pear.34. The long green pear; it is called the Autumn month water pear.35. The white and grey monsieur John.36. The flowered muscat.37. The vine pear.38. Rousseline pear.39. The knave’s pear.40. The green sugar pear.41. The marquis’s pear.42. The burnt cat; it is also called the virgin of Xantonee.43. Le Besidery; it is so called from Heri, which is a forest in Bretagne between Bennes and Nantes, where this pear was found.44. The crasane, or burgamot crasane; it is also called the flat butter pear.45. The lansac, or dauphin pear.46. The dry martin.47. The villain of Anjou; it is also called the tulip pear and the great orange.48. The large stalked pear.49. The Amadot pear.50. Little lard pear.51. The good Lewis pear.52. The colmar pear; it is also called the manna pear and the late burgamot.53. The winter long green pear, or the landry wilding.54. La virgoule, or la virgoleuse.55. Poire d’Ambrette; this is so called from its musky flavour, which resembles the smell of the sweet sultan flower, which is called Ambrette in France.56. The winter thorn pear.57. The St. Germain pear, or the unknown of la Fare; it being first discovered upon the banks of a river called by that name in the parish of St. Germain.58. The St. Augustine.59. The Spanish bon chrêtien.60. The pound pear.61. The wilding of Cassoy, a forest in Brittany, where it was discovered.62. The lord Martin pear.63. The winter citron pear; it is also called the musk orange pear in some places.64. The winter rosselet.65. The gate pear: this was discovered in the province of Poictou, where it was much esteemed.66. Bergamotte Bugi; it is also called the Easter burgamot.67. The winter bonchrêtien pear.68. Catillac or cadillac.69. La pastourelle.70. The double flowering pear.71. St. Martial; it is also called the angelic pear.72. The wilding of Chaumontelle.73. Carmelite.74. The union pear.75. The aurate.76. The fine present; it is also called St. Sampson.77. Le rousselet de reims.78. The summer thorn pear.79. The egg pear; so called from the figure of its fruit, which is shaped like an egg.80. The orange tulip pear.81. La mansuette.82. The German muscat.83. The Holland burgamot.84. The pear of Naples. Philip Miller

   Etymology: poire, French; pyrum, Latin.

   They would whip me with their fine wits, till I were as crest-faln as a dried pear. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

   August shall bear the form of a young man, of a choleric aspect, upon his arm a basket of pears, plums and apples. Henry Peacham.

   The juicy pear
   Lies in a soft profusion scatter’d round. James Thomson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pear

   Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus Pyrus , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the pomaceous fruit of the same name. Several species of pears are valued for their edible fruit and juices, while others are cultivated as trees. The tree is medium-sized and native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Pear wood is one of the preferred materials in the manufacture of high-quality woodwind instruments and furniture. About 3,000 known varieties of pears are grown worldwide, which vary in both shape and taste. The fruit is consumed fresh, canned, as juice, or dried.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pear

   A pear is a type of deciduous tree or shrub known scientifically as Pyrus that belongs to the Rosaceae family. The term also refers to the sweet, slightly gritty, bell-shaped fruit produced by these plants, typically consumed raw or used in cooking. The pear fruit has a broad bottom and tapers towards the top, with a thick skin that can vary in color from green, yellow, brown, red, or a combination. Its flesh is white or cream-colored and encases a core of several small seeds. Pears are native to the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North Africa but are now cultivated worldwide for their fruit. They are a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin C.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pearnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [OE. pere, AS. peru, L. pirum: cf. F. poire. Cf. Perry.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pear

   The pear is any of several tree and shrub species of genus Pyrus, in the family Rosaceae. It is also the name of the pomaceous fruit of these trees. Several species of pear are valued by humans for their edible fruit, while others are cultivated as ornamental trees. The genus Pyrus is classified in subtribe Pyrinae within tribe Pyreae.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pear

   pār, n. a common fruit of a somewhat conical shape, and very juicy to the taste: the tree on which it grows, allied to the apple.—adj. Pear′iform, Pear′-shaped, shaped like a pear—that is, thick and rounded at one end, and tapering to the other.—n. Pear′-tree. [A.S. pera or peru—L. pirum, a pear (whence also Fr. poire).]

2. Pear

   pē′ar, n. (Spens.). Same as Peer.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pear

   A type of cultivar, plant, tree, seed and shrub.

   Pears are cultivated, eaten and transported worldwide.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2016  

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   pear

   A type of fruit.

   Pears are consumed fresh, canned, as juice, and dried. The juice can also be used in jellies and jams, usually in combination with other fruits, including berries.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 24, 2016  

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1. PEAR

   What does PEAR stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PEAR acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Who Was Who?Rate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pear

   The man who names most of the London busses and keeps the people of England clean for a penny a week. His business is international with the exception of Glasgow and Italy.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEAR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pear is ranked #51281 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pear surname appeared 406 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pear.
   
   83% or 337 total occurrences were White.
   10.3% or 42 total occurrences were Black.
   4.1% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Edible Fruit
   • Fruit Tree
   • Pome

Anagrams for PEAR »

1. aper

2. pare

3. rape

4. reap

How to pronounce PEAR?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PEAR in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PEAR in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PEAR in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of PEAR in a Sentence

1. T.S. Eliot:

   Here we go round the prickly pear Prickly pear prickly pear Here we go round the prickly pear At five o'clock in the morning.

2. Publilius Syrus:

   You should go to a pear tree for pears, not to an elm.

3. Tom Cech:

   If you don't have irrigation in Colorado -- in the West -- all you're going to grow is probably prickly pear cactus and sagebrush, water is key to that economic growth, not only in Colorado or Western Nebraska, but in California and the West in general.

4. Mao Zedong:

   If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.

5. Paula Deen:

   I’ve been trying to do this for years, And one of my most asked questions out there — whether it’s in person, through the mail, or on Facebook — is ‘Paula, where did you get that top? Where did you get that outfit?’ So I wanted to do something like this because I understand the body that’s not perfect. You see all these things made for bananas. Well, I’m an apple. Most women are an apple or a pear. There are not many bananas.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PEAR
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pear
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PEAR
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PEAR
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PEAR
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PEAR
9. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=PEAR
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html