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pear tree

noun

  1. tree bearing the pear fruit
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/ / /ˌpɛɚ ˈtɹi/

name

  1. A suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3533).

noun

Etymology: From Middle English peretre, pertre, pere tre; equivalent to pear + tree.

  1. A tree of the genus Pyrus, which bears the pears as fruits.

    On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree