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ANCHOVY PEAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled

Synonyms:

anchovy pear; river pear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("anchovy pear" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Holonyms ("anchovy pear" is a part of...):

anchovy pear; anchovy pear tree; Grias cauliflora (West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango)

Sense 2

Meaning:

West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango

Synonyms:

anchovy pear; anchovy pear tree; Grias cauliflora

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("anchovy pear" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "anchovy pear"):

anchovy pear; river pear (West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled)

Holonyms ("anchovy pear" is a member of...):

genus Grias; Grias (anchovy pear tree)

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