gourd vs pear

gourd

noun
  • A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita. 

  • Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae). 

  • The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration. 

  • loaded dice. 

  • Head. 

pear

noun
  • A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis). 

  • A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear. 

  • The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood). 

  • avocado, alligator pear 

  • Choke pear (a torture device). 

  • An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem. 

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