white pear

noun

: either of two southern African timber trees:

a

: a tree (Pterocelastrus rostratus) of the family Celastraceae yielding a hardwood used especially in wagons

b

: a tree (Apodytes dimidiata) of the family Icacinaceae yielding a good construction timber

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