Bartlett
1[ bahrt-lit ]
/ ˈbɑrt lɪt /
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noun Horticulture.
a large, yellow, juicy variety of pear.
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Also called Bartlett pear .
Origin of Bartlett
11825–35, Americanism; so named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Mass.
Words nearby Bartlett
Barthou, Barth's hernia, Bartica, bartizan, Bartlesville, Bartlett, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Bartók, Bartokian, Bartoli, Bartolommeo
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[ bahrt-lit ]
/ ˈbɑrt lɪt /
noun
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Bartlett
Bartlett pear
/ (ˈbɑːtlɪt) /
noun
the Williams pear, used esp in the US and generally of tinned pears
Word Origin for Bartlett
named after Enoch Bartlett (1779–1860), of Dorchester, Mass., who marketed it in the US
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