单词 | apple pear |
释义 | > as lemmasapple pear apple pear n. an apple-shaped pear; spec. (in later use) the nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia. ΚΠ 1728 R. Bradley Dict. Botanicum at Pyrus The Pome-Pear, or Apple-Pear which is a small Pear, but round at both Ends, like an Apple, yet the Tree is a Pear-Tree. 1926 Public Opinion 6 Aug. 136/1 This new apple-pear cannot be grown outdoors, but only in greenhouses. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Feb. c6/2 The Asian pear..is sometimes called a sand pear, and sometimes called an Oriental apple pear. 2004 Houston (Texas) Chron. (Nexis) 18 Aug. (Flavor section) 1 More applelike in shape, the Asian pear has plenty of monikers: Chinese, Japanese, sand or apple pear or simply nashi. < as lemmas |
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