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A
peir
is the fruit o the peir tree o the genus
Pyrus
. Mony speshie o peirs can be etten.
- ↑
Potter, D.; Eriksson, T.; Evans, R. C.; Oh, S.; Smedmark, J. E. E.; Morgan, D. R.; Kerr, M.; Robertson, K. R.; Arsenault, M.; Dickinson, T. A.; Campbell, C. S.; et al. (2007). "Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae".
Plant Systematics and Evolution
.
266
(1?2): 5?43.
doi
:
10.1007/s00606-007-0539-9
.
[Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]