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Science - Botany / Mexican plants | | Spanish term or phrase: perón | Saltillo ganó fama en otros tiempos por su clima ideal, por sus frutas –perón y membrillo–, y sus cajetas.
Is this just "big pear trees"? |
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Rick Larg
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12 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 pear apple
Explanation:
They're made from membrillo, guayaba, perón, (quince, guava, and pear apple) as well as other fruits, including mango and durazno (peach). ...
mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/food_and_drink/ - Cached - Similar
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38 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
9 hrs confidence: crab apple (Pyrus malus)
Explanation:
I don't think it's pear apple, because that's Pyrus pyrifolia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrus_pyrifolia
As far as I can see, perón is Pyrus malus:
http://w4.siap.sagarpa.gob.mx/AppEstado/Monografias/Frutales...
Pyrus malus L.v.
So I would suggest you could translate it as 'crab apple' or 'wild apple';
Crab Apple (Pyrus Malus, L.) - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
Not a trace of this plant has been found where fruits of Mountain Ash have been found. It is a northern temperate plant, occurring Generally throughout ...
chestofbooks.com/.../Crab-Apple-Pyrus-Malus-L.html - Còpia en memòria - Semblants
botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Apple - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
The Crab-tree or Wild Apple (Pyrus malus), is native to Britain and is the wild ancestor of all the cultivated varieties of apple trees. ...
www.botanical.com/.../apple044.html - Còpia en memòria - Semblants
pyrus malus - definition of pyrus malus by the Online Dictionary ... - [ Tradueix aquesta pàgina ]
Crab apple, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it ; as, the European crab apple (Pyrus Malus var. sylvestris); the Siberian ...
onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/.../pyrus+malus - Còpia en memòria - Semblants
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