pear

noun6

1. •
   An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
2. •
   A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
3. •
   The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
4. •
   A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.
5. •
   avocado, alligator pear
6. •
   Choke pear (a torture device).

noun[plural only]1

1. •
   An indigenous group in Cambodia and Thailand.