PEAR TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pear tree mean? 

• PEAR TREE (noun)
  The noun PEAR TREE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PEAR TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEAR TREE (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pear tree; Pyrus communis; pear

Hypernyms ("pear tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "pear tree"):

pear (sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties)

Holonyms ("pear tree" is a member of...):

genus Pyrus; Pyrus (fruit trees native to the Old World: pears)