(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:07:15

Beur*ré" (?), n. [F., fr. beurre butter.] Bot.

A beurré (or buttery) pear, one with the meat soft and melting; -- used with a distinguishing word; as, Beurré d'Anjou; Beurré Clairgeau.

 

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