sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
"The ripe pear offered a perfect balance of sweet juice and a slightly gritty texture that varied between its different cultivars."
Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
"The old orchard is filled with pear trees, their branches heavy with sweet and gritty-textured juicy fruit."
An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.
"The ripe pear was firm and sweet, its shape distinctly elongated near the stem like a small bottle."
In plain English: A pear is an edible fruit with sweet, juicy flesh and skin that usually tapers to a narrow stem end.
"She bought a juicy pear at the farmers market to eat with her lunch."
Usage: Pear is often confused with its plural form pears when discussing quantities of this specific fruit. Use it as a countable noun in everyday contexts like "I ate two peaches and one pear."
The word "pear" comes from Middle English and Old English, tracing back to Vulgar Latin pira. It was originally borrowed from an unknown Mediterranean language before entering the Germanic family of tongues.