Pear (disambiguation)

A pear is a tree of the genus Pyrus and the fruit of that tree, edible in some species

Look up Pyrus, pear, pear tree, or pears in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Pear or Pears may also refer to:

Places

• Pear (Užice), a village in the vicinity of Užice, Serbia
• Pear, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States

People

• Pears (surname)

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Pear (Annoying Orange), a character in Annoying Orange
• Pears Cyclopaedia, a one-volume encyclopædia published in the United Kingdom

Brands and enterprises

• Pear (company), a sponsorship and fundraising company
• Pears soap, a brand of soap
• Worcestershire County Cricket Club, traditionally nicknamed the "Pears", based on their badge and the Worcestershire county emblem of a pear tree or three black pears

Colors and shapes

• Pear (color), a shade of green
• Pear, a human Female body shape
• Pear-shaped, a metaphorical term with several meanings, all in reference to the shape of a (European) pear, i.e., tapering towards the top

Cultures

• Pear language, an endangered Mon-Khmer language of Cambodia
• Pear people, an indigenous group in Cambodia and Thailand

Science and technology

• PearPC, an open-source PowerPC emulator
• PHP Extension and Application Repository or PEAR, a computer programming framework and distribution system for PHP code components
• Polymerase-endonuclease amplification reaction or PEAR
• Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab or PEAR, a now disbanded program which attempted to study the paranormal
• Processing Engine ARchive or PEAR, a standard format for packaging UIMA components

Other uses

• Choke pear (torture) or Pear of Anguish, an implement of torture
• Guacamole, a fruit that is referred to as "pear" in certain countries
• Province de L'Eglise Anglicane au Rwanda, or PEAR, the French name for the Anglican Church of Rwanda

See also

• Choke pear (disambiguation)
• Pear Tree House, a Civil defence control centre in London
• Piriform (disambiguation) (pear-shaped)
• Prickly pear (disambiguation)
• Pyrus (disambiguation)