PYRUS COMMUNIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pyrus communis mean? 

• PYRUS COMMUNIS (noun)
  The noun PYRUS COMMUNIS has 1 sense:

1. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

  Familiarity information: PYRUS COMMUNIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PYRUS COMMUNIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pear; pear tree; Pyrus communis

Hypernyms ("Pyrus communis" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Pyrus communis"):

pear (sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties)

Holonyms ("Pyrus communis" is a member of...):

genus Pyrus; Pyrus (fruit trees native to the Old World: pears)