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[ kee-fer ] / ˈki fər /
nouna large, brownish-red, hybrid variety of pear. Origin of Kieffer1875–80; named after Peter Kieffer (1812–90), American botanist Words nearby Kiefferkid stuff, kid the pants off, kidult, kidvid, kief, Kieffer, kiekie, Kiel, kielbasa, Kiel Canal, Kielce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for KiefferUse in the cannery is the true place for Kieffer pears in regions where better sorts can be grown for dessert. The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick Cultivated varieties seem to have been evolved, until the advent of Le Conte and Kieffer, only by cultivation and selection. The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick Although the most pretentious cheat in the orchard, Kieffer is grown more commonly than any other pear in North America. The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick Tree reported similar to Kieffer in leaf, habit of growth and resistance to and recovery from blight. The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
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