Pears are a genus of trees, Pyrus, in the family Rosaceae, that bear an edible apple-like fruit of the same name. Several species of pears are cultivated for their fruit and juices, while others are g
Pyrus communis, the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia.
Pear
…to 18 cm (7 in) long and 9 cm (3+1⁄2 in) broad. The shape varies in most species from oblate or globose, to the classic pyriform 'pear shape' of the European pear with an elongated basal portion and a bulbous end. The fruit is a pseudofruit composed of the greatly swollen receptacle or upper end of the flower…