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Pears
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pear
pear name for a fruit tree of the genus Pyrus of the family Rosaceae ( rose family) and for its fruit, a pome. The common pear ( P. communis ) is one of the earliest cultivated of fruit trees, both in its native W Asia and in Europe. Most of the pear strains grown for their sweet and juicy fruit... Read more |
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quince
quince shrub or small tree of the Asian genera Chaenomeles and Cydonia of the family Rosaceae ( rose family). The common quince ( Cydonia oblonga ) is a spineless tree with edible fruits cultivated from ancient times in Asia and in the Mediterranean area, where it was early naturalized. Its... Read more |
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Prickly pears
Prickly pear cactus Description A member of the Cactaceae (or cactus) family, prickly pear cactus, also known as nopal, grows in the United States, Mexico, and South America. It also flourishes in Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean. Although prickly pear cactus can tolerate a wide range of... Read more |
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Sir Peter Pears
Sir Peter Pears 1910-86, English tenor. Pears studied at the Royal College of Music and became a member of the Sadler's Wells Opera and the English Opera Group. In 1948 he made his Covent Garden debut. He worked closely with Benjamin Britten from 1946. Together they made a number of international... Read more |
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Las Tunas
Las Tunas, Cuba A province and a city named ‘The Prickly Pears’ from the Spanish tuna ‘prickly pear’. The full name is La Victoria de las Tunas, named by the Spanish in 1869 to commemorate the victory over the Cubans during the first war of independence (1868–78).... Read more |
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English horn
English horn musical instrument, the alto of the oboe family, pitched a fifth lower than the oboe and treated as a transposing instrument . It has a pear-shaped bell, giving it a soft, melancholy tone. The first important parts for it were written by Rossini in William Tell (1829) and by... Read more |
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Sabra
SABRA Word ultimately derived from the Arabic for a variety of prickly pear found in Israel; also the name for a native-born Israeli. Native-born Israelis are described as Sabras because their personality is often thought to be similar to the fruit of the plant: tough and prickly on the... Read more |
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cider
cider in Europe, fermented juice of apples; in the United States, unfermented apple juice, unless allowed to ferment, in which case it is known as hard cider. Selected apples are grated in a mill, and the juice is expressed and, for hard cider, fermented and filtered. The commercial product is... Read more |
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