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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Pear in English is the name of a plant defined with Pyrus communis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pyrus communis Gouan (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Japonica (Thunberg) (1784)
· Acta Biol. Cracov., Ser. Bot. (1980)
· Species Plantarum
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pear hawthorn, Pear melon, Pear-thorn, Pearl, Pearl acacia, Pearl barley, Pearl gromwell, Pearl millet, Pearl onion, Pearl-festoon, Pearl-plant, Pearls-string, Pearlu, Pearlwort, Pearly everlasting, Pearly gates.
Ends with (+25): African pear, Alligator pear, Anchovy pear, Avocado pear, Balsam pear, Blind pricklypear, Brittle prickly pear, Cardinal spear, Cardona pear, Cochinchina balsam pear, Coffee hard pear, Common pear, Common prickly pear, Disappearance, Egossa red pear, Engelmann prickly pear, Erect prickly pear, Garlic pear, Hard pear, Indian red-pear.
Full-text (+120): Vishvasaraka, Perakuta, Mahakantakini, Shunya, Pear melon, Western pear, Cardona pear, Prickly-pear cactus, Vinegar pear, Alligator pear, Erect prickly pear, Brittle prickly pear, Garlic pear, Coffee hard pear, Vegetable pear, White wild pear, Real red pear, Common pear, Melon pear, Avocado pear.
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Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
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A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German (by Peter Christian Asbjørsen)
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