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Bosc

Bosc

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A type of pear with a long neck, rough brown skin, and sweet yellow-green inside
  • noun
  • /bɑs/
: pera Bosc
  • European pears that ripen in late September and October, such as Bosc, Comice, and Highland, must be stored for at least three weeks in temperatures below 40 degrees before being brought out to ripen on the counter.
  • Bosc pear
  • ripe Bosc
  • Bosc pears, cored

Examples

  • At the market, I found ripe Bosc pears that were perfect for baking.

  • The Bosc dessert pears are marvelous, too.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • My school just has Bosc, so that's what I steal, but yesterday I bought Asian pears because they were on sale for $1 a pear, and I had to have them.

    Blog text (11)

  • Within two days, they'll be picking Anjou and Bosc dessert pears, eventually Clarke's Red and Golden Delicious, and finally, at the tail end of the season, his Romes and Jonagolds.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • When making a salad, I prefer to use Bosc pears for their crunchy texture.

  • For dessert, she served a tart filled with sweet Bosc pears and caramel.

Surface Forms

Bosc singular
Boscs plural

Etymology

Bosc is named after a French plant scientist, Louis Bosc, who studied and grew plants long ago. So a Bosc pear is the pear variety named after him, known for its brown, rough skin and its long, narrow neck.