Bosc

[ bosk ]

/ bɒsk /

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noun

a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.

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Words nearby Bosc

borstal, bort, borzoi, Bosanquet, bosberaad, Bosc, boscage, Bosch, Bosch, Hieronymus, Bosch process, boschvark

How to use Bosc in a sentence

Bartletts should be in markets this week, with Bosc and Comice pears coming soon.
What to Eat|Cookstr.com|September 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Bosc in his Glossaire will have them to be the origin of the magnetic belts, &c. that are so freely advertised at the present day.
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology|St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
Here Molge bosc, M. aspera, and M. marmorata originated, the latter passing into France.
The History of the European Fauna|R. F. Scharff
Another migrating fish (Hydrargzra) was found by thousands in the fresh waters of Carolina by Bosc.
Animal Intelligence|George J. Romanes

According to Bosc,431 the traveller, Olivier brought back some seeds of it, found in the East in the open country.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
Old Bosc had never budged an inch—he was totally indifferent.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola