单词 | pear-growing |
释义 | > as lemmaspear-growing pear-growing n. and adj. ΚΠ 1856 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Apr. 392/1 No pursuit is perfectly safe from misfortunes, and pear-growing is not quite secure. 1902 Science 1 Aug. 193/1 It [sc. pear blight] has spread to a large percentage of the leading pear-growing districts of southern California. 1958 Times 17 Oct. 16/4 Fire blight..has been largely responsible for the decline in pear growing in the eastern United States. 2003 Better Homes & Gardens Sept. 34 Heather's family settled in Oregon's scenic Hood River Valley, one of the largest pear-growing regions in the world. < as lemmas |
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