DCHP-2

poire [< Cdn F poire sauvage, literally, wild pear] Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  the fruit of any of these plants.

  See also: pear  serviceberry (def. 2)  

• 2 n.

  any of several bushes or shrubby trees of the genus Amelanchier.

  See also: serviceberry (def. 1)  

• 3 n.

  the wood of the serviceberry (def. 1).

  See also: serviceberry (def. 1)