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Pyrus

Pyrus Meaning & Definition
Pyrus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pyrus?

[n] fruit trees native to the Old World: pears

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pyrus: genus Pyrus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pyrus:

See Also | family Rosaceae | pear | pear tree | Pyrus communis | Rosaceae | rose family | rosid dicot genus

Pyrus In Webster's Dictionary

\Py"rus\, n. [L. pyrus, or better pirus, pear tree.] (Bot.) A genus of rosaceous trees and shrubs having pomes for fruit. It includes the apple, crab apple, pear, chokeberry, sorb, and mountain ash.

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