Chinese white pear
Chinese white pear noun: the fruit of a hybrid northeast-Asian pear species, Pyrus × bretschneideri, with the crisp, juicy texture of an apple pear, but with shape and flavor more like those of the European pear.
Noun
Chinese white pear (plural Chinese white pears)
- The fruit of a hybrid northeast-Asian pear species, Pyrus × bretschneideri, with the crisp, juicy texture of an apple pear, but with shape and flavor more like those of the European pear.
- A tree producing such fruit.
Forms of Chinese white pear
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Questions about Chinese white pear
- What does Chinese white pear mean?
- Chinese white pear means the fruit of a hybrid northeast-Asian pear species, Pyrus × bretschneideri, with the crisp, juicy texture of an apple pear, but with shape and flavor more like those of the European pear.
- What part of speech is Chinese white pear?
- Chinese white pear is a noun.
- What is the plural of Chinese white pear?
- The plural of Chinese white pear is Chinese white pears.
Words near Chinese white pear in the dictionary
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