About The Word Pyrus
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Pyrus
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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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