comice

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/kəˈmiːs/

noun

A cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.

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Meanings

nouncomice (plural comices)

plural comices

  1. A cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.

Origin

  1. Frenchcomice
  2. Englishcomice

Borrowed from French comice, ellipsis of [Doyenne du] Comice (“[Dean of the] Show”), from comice agricole (“agricultural show”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with comice

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Cite this entry
APA

comice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comice

MLA

“comice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comice.

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