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pear

noun: a sweet fruit that is narrow near the stem and rounded at the other end and that grows on a tree
noun: a pome fruit of a tree (genus 'Pyrus,' especially 'P. communis') of the rose family that typically has a pale green or brownish skin, a firm juicy flesh, and an oblong shape in which a broad base end tapers upward to a narrow stem end

She has a 'pear-shaped' figure. [=she has wide hips and thighs and a small chest]
She was in debt, and when she lost her job it all 'went pear-shaped'.
a 'pear-shaped' fruit

(..) at the Genovian lndependence Ball. Despite the threat of rain... the big turnout includes the mayor of San Francisco... and a Genovian pear juggler. The future of Genovia... is in the hands of young Mia Thermopolis. Her decision tonight will affect the queen, the court... (..)
2001 The Princess Diaries
(..) to propose a toast... to the Baroness and Baron Von Troken. May you aIways be Baron. Ahh, the famous Genovian pear and cheese dessert. What eIse? Ooh. WOMAN: ...to our country. You are nothing (..)
2001 The Princess Diaries