genus Pyrus

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genus Pyrus - fruit trees native to the Old World: pearsPyrusrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsfamily Rosaceae, Rosaceae, rose family - a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamenspear tree, Pyrus communis, pear - Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties