Asian pear. Fruit commonly known as the Asian pear in different parts of the world include: Pyrus pyrifolia, called Chinese pear or Nashi pear, usually round, with brown or yellow skin. Pyrus Ã bretschneideri, called Ya pear or Chinese white pear, usually slightly elongated (shaped like a European pear), with yellow skin. Asian pears, fruits of Pyrus pyrifolia on the left and right, and two fruits of Pyrus Ã bretschneideri in the center This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name (vernacular name).
A double entendre (/ËdÊbÉl ÉnËtÉndrÉ/; French pronunciation: â[dubl ÉÌ.tÉÌdÊ(É)]) is a figure of speech or a particular way of wording that is devised to be understood in two ways, having a double meaning. Typically one of the meanings is obvious, given the context whereas the other may require more thought.
A double entendre is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways, especially when one meaning is risquÃ©. Also called innuendo. The phrase double entendre (from the French, now obsolete, for double meaning) is sometimes hyphenated and sometimes italicized. See Examples and Observations below.