pear tree

UK/ˌpɛə ˈtɹiː/US/ˌpɛɚ ˈtɹi/

noun

A tree of the genus Pyrus, which bears the pears as fruits.

Similar
pearPyrus communis
OriginMiddle English peretre →
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Meanings

pear tree1

nounpear tree (plural pear trees)

plural pear trees · alternative peartree

  1. A tree of the genus Pyrus, which bears the pears as fruits.

    On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree

    1780, unknown author, Twelve Days of Christmas

Pear Tree2

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3533).

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
pearPyrus communis
Broader
fruit tree
Also see
pear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishperetre
  2. Englishpear tree

From Middle English peretre, pertre, pere tre; equivalent to pear + tree.

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Translations

Arabic شَجَرَةُ اَلكُمَّثْرَى
  • شَجَرَةُ اَلكُمَّثْرَى (šajaratu al-kummaṯrā)tree of the genus Pyrus
Basque udareondo, madariondo
  • udareondotree of the genus Pyrus
  • madariondotree of the genus Pyrus
Bulgarian кру́ша
  • кру́ша (krúša)tree of the genus Pyrus
Catalan perer, perera
  • perertree of the genus Pyrus
  • pereratree of the genus Pyrus
Chinese Mandarin 梨樹 /梨树
  • 梨樹 /梨树 (líshù)tree of the genus Pyrus
Czech hrušeň, hruška
  • hrušeňtree of the genus Pyrus
  • hruškatree of the genus Pyrus
Dutch perenboom
  • perenboomtree of the genus Pyrus
Finnish päärynäpuu, päärynä
  • päärynäpuutree of the genus Pyrus
  • päärynätree of the genus Pyrus
French poirier
  • poiriertree of the genus Pyrus
German Birnbaum
  • Birnbaumtree of the genus Pyrus
Hungarian körtefa
  • körtefatree of the genus Pyrus
Italian pero
  • perotree of the genus Pyrus
Japanese 梨の木
  • 梨の木 (nashi no ki)tree of the genus Pyrus
Polish grusza
  • gruszatree of the genus Pyrus
Portuguese pereira
  • pereiratree of the genus Pyrus
Punjabi ਨਾਸ਼ਪਾਤੀ, ਨਾਖ
  • ਨਾਸ਼ਪਾਤੀ (nāśpātī)tree of the genus Pyrus
  • ਨਾਖ (nākh)tree of the genus Pyrus
Romanian păr
  • părtree of the genus Pyrus
Russian гру́ша
  • гру́ша (grúša)tree of the genus Pyrus
Slovak hruška
  • hruškatree of the genus Pyrus
Spanish peral
  • peraltree of the genus Pyrus
Swahili mpea
  • mpeatree of the genus Pyrus
Swedish päronträd
  • päronträdtree of the genus Pyrus
Turkish armut ağacı
  • armut ağacıtree of the genus Pyrus
Ukrainian гру́ша
  • гру́ша (hrúša)tree of the genus Pyrus
Cite this entry
APA

pear tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pear%20tree

MLA

“pear tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pear%20tree. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pear tree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pear%20tree.

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