Asian pear

American  

noun

1. an Asian tree also cultivated in Australia and New Zealand, Pyrus pyrifolia, of the rose family, having apple-shaped, pear-colored, juicy fruit.

2. the fruit of this plant.

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Asian pear British  

noun

1. a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina

2. Also called: nashi.  the fruit of the Japanese pear, which resembles a large yellow apple, has crisp juicy flesh, and is cultivated in Japan, Korea, the US, and New Zealand

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