PYRUS COMMUNIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyrus communis mean? • PYRUS COMMUNIS (noun)
The noun PYRUS COMMUNIS has 1 sense:
1. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
Familiarity information: PYRUS COMMUNIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PYRUS COMMUNIS (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 ("Pyrus communis" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "Pyrus communis"):
pear (sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties)
Holonyms ("Pyrus communis" is a member of...):
genus Pyrus; Pyrus (fruit trees native to the Old World: pears)
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