genus pyrus

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   fruit trees native to the Old World: pears

   SynonymsPyrus

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofRosaceae

Questions about genus pyrus

What does genus pyrus mean?

genus pyrus means "fruit trees native to the Old World: pears".

What is another word for genus pyrus?

Close synonyms include Pyrus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus pyrus a common word?

genus pyrus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.