Definition of Pyrus

1. Noun. Fruit trees native to the Old World: pears.

Exact synonyms: Genus Pyrus
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family
Member holonyms: Pear, Pear Tree, Pyrus Communis

Definition of Pyrus

1. n. A genus of rosaceous trees and shrubs having pomes for fruit. It includes the apple, crab apple, pear, chokeberry, sorb, and mountain ash.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrus

Pyrrhocoridae
Pyrrhonian
Pyrrhonism
Pyrrhonisms
Pyrrhonist
Pyrrhonists
Pyrrhula
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pyrrhuloxia sinuata
Pyrrhus
Pyrrophyta
Pyrrosia
Pyrrosia lingua
Pyrularia
Pyrularia pubera
Pyrus (current term)
Pyrus communis
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pythagoras
Pythagorean
Pythagorean theorem
Pythagorean triple
Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreans
Pythagorism
Pythagorize
Pythagorized
Pythagorizes
Pythagorizing
Pythia

Literary usage of Pyrus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"Pyrus Kaido of American horticulturists (XH). 2030. Fruit of Pyrus Kaido in winter. 2031. Pyrus coronaria (X ¡.-in belong to this mongrel class. ..."

2. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"A juggler, who eats substance« in a state of ignition. Pyrus, (imp*. ... because flame U shaped like the pear,) see Pyrus malua—p. ..."

3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1908)
"A number of investigators have made a careful study of the seeds of the common quince (Pyrus vulgaris), largely because of its use in connection with ..."

4. Proceedings by American Pomological Society (1900)
"The true Pyrus baccata has been neglected, owing to small size of fruit, and ignorance of its value as a hardy stock. As to the original home of these two ..."

5. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1908)
"A number of investigators have made a careful study of the seeds of the common quince (Pyrus vulgaris), largely because of its use in connection with ..."

6. Forest Flora of Japan: Notes on the Forest Flora of Japan by Charles Sprague Sargent (1894)
"Pyrus Miyabei ' is one of the common trees of the forests of central Yezo, and, according to Maximowicz, it inhabits the province of Nambu, in Hondo, ..."

7. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1798)
"Seeds in pairs. SPEC. CHAR. Leaves deeply pinnatifid, or half pinnate, downy beneath. Flowers corymbose, with about three styles. SYN. Pyrus pinnatifida. ..."

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