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  • pear-leaf tea
    [cf. PEAR n.] n. a hot drink made from an infusion of the leaves of the avocado tree, drunk at
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  • pear
    /pia/ v.t. [OHS, to obtain money from both sides...the making of pairs, double-crossing; cf. also OED peer v.t. to equal
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  • pear, peer
    /pia/ n. [Car.; from similarity of shape to that of the northern pear] the avocado tree, Persea gratissima, or its
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  • peanut snail
    [from appearance of shell] n. a land snail, Cerion sp.: 1978 (Campbell 91).
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  • peanut cake
    [Trin.idem (Winer)] n. peanut brittle, a hard candy made of peanuts and melted sugar: She sell benny-cake, peanut cake, round-the-world—plenty
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  • pealt
    [from peeled by devoicing of final conso-nant] v. past participle stripped of outer layer (of sugar cane): 1977 Sugar canes
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  • peach
    DAB, a charming girl; from color and tex-ture of skin] n. a beautiful girl of medium-dark complexion. (San Sal.)
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  • payana
    [etym?] n. an edible sea crab, probably Callinectes sp. cf.  JOE SANKY (Adelaide)
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  • pawpaw bird
    [cf. PAPAW] n. a bird, Margorops fuscatus: 1880 (Cory 47). = BLACK THRASHER, JACK BIRD(Gen.) 
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  • pawpaw
    See PAPAW .
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