Alternate title: Pyrus
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Pear, any of several plant species of the genus Pyrus (Rosaceae family), especially Pyrus communis, which is one of the most important fruit trees of the world and is cultivated in all temperate-zone countries of both hemispheres.
The pear tree is broad-headed and up to 13 metres (43 feet) high at maturity; it is taller and more upright than the apple tree. The roundish to oval, leathery leaves, somewhat wedge-shaped at their bases, appear about the same time as the flowers, which are about 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide and usually white. The pear flower, similar to that of the apple, ... (100 of 587 words)