Meaning

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

    Birnbaum

    гру́шаgrúša

    гру́шаhrúša

More definitions
  • Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Tom has a pear tree in his backyard.

    deTom hat im Garten einen Birnenbaum.

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  2. I am pruning the pear trees.

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  3. I think we'll plant pear trees.

    ruДумаю, мы посадим грушевые деревья.

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  4. Upon a pear tree grows a pear.

    ruНа грушевом дереве растёт груша.

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  5. There's no partridge in that pear tree.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
tree of the genus Pyrus:
Русский
By meaning 1
tree of the genus Pyrus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
tree of the genus Pyrus:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: pear trees

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties:pearPyrus communis

See also

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