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NATIVE PEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
Synonyms:
native pear; woody pear; Xylomelum pyriforme
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("native pear" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("native pear" is a member of...):
genus Xylomelum; Xylomelum (small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers)