PEAR


Meaning of PEAR in English

/ 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.