Anchovy pear

Anchovy pear

Taxobox
name = Anchovy pear
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Lecythidaceae
genus = "Grias"
species = "G. cauliflora"
binomial = "Grias cauliflora"
binomial_authority = L.

The anchovy pear (also called the river pear) is a fruit native to the West Indies and is often found near rivers or marshes in large colonies. It grows on the evergreen tree "Grias cauliflora" of the Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut) family. The edible nuts grow clumped together in large, round, woody and extremely hard seed pods the size of a large grapefruit. The meat of the seed (the “nut”) is very rich in oil and grows from 7 to 9 cm long and 2 to 4 cm in diameter. The tree has fragrant yellow flowers about 5 cm across and grows to a height of about 15 m (50 feet). The anchovy pear tree bears spear-shaped, glossy leaves produced in palm-like tufts that reach an average length of 90 cm. The edible, brown, berrylike fruits for which it is cultivated for pickling are not related to the common pear. The fruit has a taste similar to that of the mango.

External links

* [http://www.seabean.com/guide/Grias_cauliflora/ Anchovy Pear Image]
* [http://striweb.si.edu/ctfs/webatlas/plant.photos/griaca.arq.jpg"Grias cauliflora" Image]


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  • Anchovy pear — An*cho vy pear ([a^]n*ch[=o] v[y^] p[^a]r ). (Bot.) A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree ({Grias cauliflora}) bearing this fruit. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anchovy pear — n. 1. a West Indian fruit that tastes like a mango 2. the tree (Grias cauliflora) of the lecythis family that it grows on …   English World dictionary

  • anchovy pear — noun 1. West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango • Syn: ↑anchovy pear tree, ↑Grias cauliflora • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Grias, ↑genus Grias …   Useful english dictionary

  • anchovy pear tree — noun West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango • Syn: ↑anchovy pear, ↑Grias cauliflora • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Grias, ↑genus Grias …   Useful english dictionary

  • anchovy-pear — anˈchovy pear noun The fruit of a West Indian lecythidaceous tree (Grias cauliflora), often pickled • • • Main Entry: ↑anchovy …   Useful english dictionary

  • anchovy pear — 1. the fruit of a West Indian tree, Grias cauliflora, somewhat resembling the mango. 2. the tree itself. [1690 1700] * * * ▪ plant       (Grias cauliflora), evergreen tree of the family Lecythidaceae, native to the West Indies. The tree is… …   Universalium

  • ANCHOVY PEAR —    fruit of a W. Indian plant, of the taste of the mango …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • anchovy pear — /ˌæntʃəvi ˈpɛə/ (say .anchuhvee pair) noun 1. the fruit of a West Indian tree, Grias cauliflora, often pickled, and somewhat resembling the mango. 2. the tree …  

  • anchovy — n. (pl. ies) any of various small silvery fish of the herring family usu. preserved in salt and oil and having a strong taste. Phrases and idioms: anchovy pear a W. Indian fruit like a mango. anchovy toast toast spread with paste made from… …   Useful english dictionary

  • river pear — noun West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled • Syn: ↑anchovy pear • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑anchovy pear, ↑anchovy pear tree, ↑Grias cauliflora * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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