Meanings
nounwoody pear (plural woody pears)
plural woody pears
- The inedible, woody, pear-shaped fruit of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus Xylomelum.
Synonyms: wooden pear
- The tree bearing such fruit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe inedible, woody, pear-shaped fruit of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus Xylomelum.
Similar
wooden pear
More synonyms by meaning
nountree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
Similar
native pearXylomelum pyriforme
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
woody pear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woody%20pear
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“woody pear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woody%20pear. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woody pear,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woody%20pear.
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