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.
anchovy pear
n 1: West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango [syn:
{anchovy pear tree}, {Grias cauliflora}]
2: West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled [syn:
{river pear}]