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Pyrus malus

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  • proper noun obsolete A former taxonomic grouping applied to the apples, pears and related plants of the subfamily Maloideae.
  • proper noun rare Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple.

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From Latin pirus ("pear tree") + mālus ("apple tree")

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