Pears
[pairz] /pɛərz/
noun
1.
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
[pair] /pɛər/
noun
1.
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
2.
the tree itself.
/pɪəz/
noun
1.
Sir Peter. 1910–86, British tenor, associated esp with the works of Benjamin Britten
/pɛə/
noun
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
4.
(informal) go pear-shaped, to go wrong: the plan started to go pear-shaped
n.
Old English pere, peru “pear,” common West Germanic (cf. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pere, Old High German pira, bira, Dutch peer), from Vulgar Latin *pera, variant of Latin pira, plural (taken for fem. singular) of pirum “pear,” a loan word from an unknown source. It likely shares an origin with Greek apion “pear,” apios “pear tree.”
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[pair-woo d] /ˈpɛərˌwʊd/ noun 1. the hard, fine-grained, reddish of the tree, used for ornamentation, small articles of furniture, and musical instruments.