pear

  1. Noun.  An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.
  2. Noun.  (''also'' '''pear tree''') A type of fruit tree (''Pyrus communis'').
  3. Noun.  The wood of the pear tree.
  4. Noun.  choke pear (a torture device).

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