Main Entry:

pear

Pronunciation:

\ˈper\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English pere, from Old English peru, from Vulgar Latin *pira, from Latin, plural of pirum

Date:

before 12th century

1 : a pome fruit of a tree (genus Pyrus, especially P. communis) of the rose family that typically has a pale green or brownish skin, a firm juicy flesh, and an oblong shape in which a broad base end tapers upward to a narrow stem end 2 : a tree bearing pears