Describir una pera en inglés?

The pear isnativeto coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World, from western Europe and north Africa east right across Asia.

It is a medium - sized tree, reaching 10–17 metres (33–56ft) tall, often with a tall, narrow crown ; a few species areshrubby.

Theleavesare alternately arranged, simple, 2–12 centimetres (0.

79–4.

72in) long, glossy green on some species, densely silvery - hairy in some others ; leaf shape varies from broad oval to narrow lanceolate.

Most pears aredeciduous, but one or two species in southeast Asia areevergreen.

Most are cold - hardy, withstanding temperatures between −25°C (−13°F) and −40°C (−40°F) in winter, except for the evergreen species, which only tolerate temperatures down to about −15°C (5°F).

Theflowersare white, rarely tinted yellow or pink, 2–4 centimetres (0.

79–1.

57in) diameter, and have five petals.

[3]Like that of the relatedapple, the pear fruit is apome, in most wild species 1–4 centimetres (0.

39–1.

57in) diameter, but in some cultivated forms up to 18 centimetres (7.

1in) long and 8 centimetres (3.

1in) broad ; the shape varies in most species from oblate or globose, to the classic pyriform 'pear - shape' of theEuropean pearwith an elongated basal portion and a bulbous end.

The fruit is composed of the receptacle or upper end of the flower - stalk (the so - calledcalyxtube) greatly dilated.

Enclosed within its cellular flesh is the true fruit : fivecartilaginouscarpels, known colloquially as the "core".

From the upper rim of the receptacle are given off the fivesepals[vague], the fivepetals, and the very numerousstamens.

Pears and apples cannot always be distinguished by the form of the fruit ; some pears look very much like some apples, thenashi pear.

One major difference is that the flesh of pear fruit containsstone cells(also called "grit").