pears
Boscs and Bartletts
Pears are sweet, juicy fruits with soft flesh and a distinctive curved shape—wider at the bottom than the top.
They grow on trees related to apples and are eaten fresh, poached, or baked.
Unlike most fruits, pears ripen best off the tree.
The pears aren't ripe yet—give them a few days on the counter.
Tasting of sugar
- mildModerate in intensity
- floralOf or like blooms
- honeyBees' viscous nectar product
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
fragrant · musky · subtle · tart · vanilla · spiced · perfumed · delicate
Firm and breakable
- juicyFull of moisture
- succulentMoist and flavorful
- grainyRough with particles
- butteryRich like a spread
smooth · tender · firm · soft · gritty · mealy · dense · delicate
Illegally hunted or taken
- bakedCooked by dry heat
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- preservesCooked fruit in sugar
- compoteFruit cooked in syrup
chutney · brandy · wine · cheese · gorgonzola · brie · walnut · prosciutto
Organized meeting for discussion
Act of selecting
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- basketsWoven carrying containers
- ladderPortable climbing frame
yield · seasonal · bushel · handpicked · storage · bruising · stem · farmers
Woody plants with trunks
- blossomsFlowers on trees
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- espalierPlant trained flat
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
pollination · pruning · cultivation · saplings · orchardist · scion · bees · dwarf
sweet
Tasting of sugar
aromatic · fragrant · musky · subtle · tart · vanilla · spiced · perfumed · delicate · caramel
crisp
Firm and breakable
buttery · smooth · tender · firm · soft · gritty · mealy · dense · delicate · melting
poached
Illegally hunted or taken
compote · chutney · brandy · wine · cheese · gorgonzola · brie · walnut · prosciutto · salad
conference
Organized meeting for discussion
picking
Act of selecting
ladder · yield · seasonal · bushel · handpicked · storage · bruising · stem · farmers · crop
trees
Woody plants with trunks
rootstock · pollination · pruning · cultivation · saplings · orchardist · scion · bees · dwarf · trellis
bulbous
Swollen and round
- pearly whitesSlang for teeth
- pear treePyrus genus cultivar
- cactus pearEdible fruit of Opuntia
- prickly pearSpine-covered cactus, edible fruit
- pear shapeWide below, narrow above
- Asian pearCrisp round East Asian fruit