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pear

1. a widely cultivated rosaceous tree, Pyrus communis, having white flowers and edible fruits
2. the sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit of this tree, which has a globular base and tapers towards the apex
3. the wood of this tree, used for making furniture
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pear

pear

Alternate pointed oval simple leaves with shiny top. Can handle cold quite well. White (rarely pink) 5 -petal flowers. Some pears look just like apples, but fruit flesh is gritty and tastes like pear. High fiber used for constipation, colon, breast and other cancers, cholesterol, heart, immune system, antioxidant quercitin, energy, osteoporosis, shortness of breath, vocal cords, voice.
Edible Plant Guide © 2012 Markus Rothkranz

pear

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(botany)
Any of several tree species of the genus Pyrus in the order Rosales, cultivated for their fruit, a pome that is wider at the apical end and has stone cells throughout the flesh.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pear

symbol of love and tenderness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176]
See: Love
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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