pearnoun [ C or U ]
uk/peər/us/per/A2 a sweet fruit, usually with a green skin and a lot of juice, that has a round base and is slightly pointed towards the stem
Examples
- The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit.
- a pear flan
- Do you like pears poached in red wine?
- These pears are still too firm to eat.
- Peel and core the pears before cooking them.
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Types of fruit
- angelica
- apple
- avocado
- açaí
- banana
- cumquat
- currant
- damson
- dried fruit
- durian
- mango
- maraschino cherry
- melon
- mulberry
- navel orange
- satsuma plum
- sloe
- soft fruit
- starfruit
- strawberry
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