PEARMAIN

Pearmain

(noun) any of several varieties of apples with red skins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pearmain (plural pearmains)

(obsolete) A type of pear.

Any of various types of apple, having an elongated shape and often with streaky skin.

Anagrams

• Amperian, pimarane

Source: Wiktionary


Pear"main, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The name of several kinds of apples; as, the blue pearmain, winter pearmain, and red pearmain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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