pear /pār/

1. A fruit, a pome tapering towards the stalk and bulged at the end
2. The tree (Pyrus communis) of the apple genus which bears it
3. Extended to various fruits (such as alligator pear, anchovy-pear, prickly pear, etc)
4. (in gem-cutting) a pear-shaped brilliant

pear cider noun

An alcoholic drink made from fermented pear juice

pear drop noun

1. A pear-shaped pendant
2. A sweet shaped and flavoured like a pear

pearˈmonger noun

A seller of pears

pearˈ-push or pearˈ-switch noun

An electric push-button in a hanging pear-shaped bob

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