Bartlett pear
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- noun
- /ˈbɑrtlɪt pɛr/
- US
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pera Bartlett
- In the fall, we enjoy baking a pie using fresh Bartlett pears from the orchard.
- Bartlett pears, cored
- Bartlett pears, peeled
- red Bartlett pears
We had two Bartlett pears this year on this D'angew which is a later flowering variety.
- We had two Bartlett pears this year on this D'angew which is a later flowering variety.
Examples
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She added diced Bartlett pears to the smoothie for extra sweetness and flavor.
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This is a Bartlett pear and I am very excited.
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We had two Bartlett pears this year on this D'angew which is a later flowering variety.
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I bought beautiful Bartlett pears from the farmers market and so-so lemons from a local grocery store.
Blog text (16) -
In tests of California Bartlett pears, Neven is working with Elizabeth Mitcham of the University of California at Davis.
Academic text (2002) -
For dessert, I made a salad with sliced Bartlett pears, walnuts, and feta cheese.
Synonyms
A juicy yellow pear often eaten raw or in desserts
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward compositional type-of relation: 'Bartlett' names a cultivar and 'pear' is the fruit, so 'Bartlett pear' denotes the pear variety called Bartlett. The meaning is directly deducible from the constituents and follows common naming patterns for varietal nouns across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Bartlett pear gets its name from an American farmer called Enoch Bartlett who bought an orchard and sold many trees from a tasty pear he found. He did not know the same pear was already called 'Williams' in England, so people in America began to call it the Bartlett pear, which is why the name now means this sweet, yellow pear.