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WOODY PEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does woody pear mean? 

WOODY PEAR (noun)
  The noun WOODY PEAR has 1 sense:

1. tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarpplay

  Familiarity information: WOODY PEAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WOODY PEAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

native pear; woody pear; Xylomelum pyriforme

Hypernyms ("woody pear" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("woody pear" is a member of...):

genus Xylomelum; Xylomelum (small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers)


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