pear tree

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pear tree¹

  • /ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/ UK
  • /ˌpɛɚ ˈtɹi/ US

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

noun pear trees · peartree

  1. A tree of the genus Pyrus, which bears the pears as fruits. On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree

Pear Tree²

proper noun

  1. A suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3533).

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noun tree of the genus Pyrus

Españolperal
日本語梨の木 nashi no ki
中文梨樹 /梨树 líshù
Kiswahilimpea
Portuguêspereira
Françaispoirier
DeutschBirnbaum
Italianopero
Românăpăr
Русскийгру́ша grúša
العربيةشَجَرَةُ اَلكُمَّثْرَى šajaratu al-kummaṯrā

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"pear tree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pear%20tree. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pear tree. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pear%20tree

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@misc{pear_tree_2026,
  title = {pear tree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pear%20tree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}