/ peə(r); NAmE per/ noun
a yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom :
a pear tree
—see also prickly pear
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English pere , peru , of West Germanic origin ; related to Dutch peer , from Latin pirum .
/ peə(r); NAmE per/ noun
a yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom :
a pear tree
—see also prickly pear
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English pere , peru , of West Germanic origin ; related to Dutch peer , from Latin pirum .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005