comice

A cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.

Noun

  1. A cultivated variety of pear with yellowish-green and reddish skin, and having juicy flesh.

Origin

Borrowed from French comice, ellipsis of [Doyenne du] Comice (“[Dean of the] Show”), from comice agricole (“agricultural show”).

Forms

comices