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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