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Comice, n.
(ˈkɒmɪs, ‖ kɔmis)
[a. F. comice association, co-operative, spec. the Comice Horticole of Angers where the variety was developed.]
A kind of dessert pear: = Doyenne du Comice s.v. Doyenne n.1 Also Comice pear.
1866R. Hogg Fruit Man. (ed. 3) 276 Comice. See Doyenné du Comice. 1935Nature 19 Jan. 84/1 Cox may be the perfect apple and Comice the perfect pear, but each has its short season and other drawbacks. 1957E. Hyams Speaking Garden iii. 29 When grown in England it is no good at all unless it is either trained against a south wall and pampered like a peach or Comices [sic] pear. 1976Evening Post (Nottingham) 16 Dec. 11/2 Still lots of good pears about with Conference selling at 10p to 12p and some excellent Comice, the pear with the distinctive flavour, at 14p to 16p lb. 1988Times 29 Jan. 7/1 Other fruits in good supply are conference pears 22p–25p and comice pears 30p–45p. |