pear tree

Orchard fruit producer

A pear tree is a tree that bears pears—a fruit tree of the genus Pyrus.

Pear trees are cultivated in temperate climates for their sweet, grainy-textured fruit.

The phrase appears most famously in the Christmas carol: a partridge in a pear tree.

symbolism

partridge

Ground-dwelling game bird

fertility · longevity · immortality · prosperity · good fortune · wisdom · elegance · Chinese culture · Korean culture · blessing

fruit

harvest

Gathering mature crops

Bosc · picking · yield · abundance · sweetness · juicy · perry · canning · preserves · ripe

orchard

grove

Small stand of trees

espalier · grafting · scion · rootstock · cultivar · dwarf · standard · spacing · trellis · irrigation

blossom

petals

Colored bloom segments

buds · flowering · nectar · pollination · bees · pollen · fragrance · ornamental · Bradford · floral

wood

grain

Cereal plant's harvest unit

furniture · cabinetmaking · pink · fine-grained · turning · veneer · inlay · craftsmanship · smoking · decorative

Categories
Opposites
fruit tree type

pear treeapple tree

Fruit-bearing orchard plant

mango tree · olive tree · fig tree · orange tree · lemon tree

plant growth form

pear treevine

Trailing climbing plant

grass · shrub · bush · herb · moss

Family

tree, trees, pear, pears, pearly, pearwood, pear trees

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G