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Pyrus

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

fruit trees native to the Old World: pears

noun.plant

Synonyms genus pyrus

Source: WordNet 3.0
A genus of rosaceous trees and shrubs having pomes for fruit. It includes the apple, crab apple, pear, chokeberry, sorb, and mountain ash.

noun

Source: webster1913