PYRUS

Pyrus, genus Pyrus

(noun) fruit trees native to the Old World: pears

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Py"rus, n. Etym: [L. pyrus, or better pirus, pear tree.] (Bot.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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