n.
Pronunciation: ' per
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pere, from Old English peru, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from Latin, plural of pirum
Date: before 12th century
1 : a pome fruit of a tree (genus Pyrus, especially P. communis ) of the rose family that typically has a pale green or brownish skin, a firm juicy flesh, and an oblong shape in which a broad base end tapers upward to a narrow stem end
2 : a tree bearing pears