Beurre

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Beurr'e \Beur*r['e]"\, n. [F., fr. beurre butter.] (Bot.)
     A beurr['e] (or buttery) pear, one with the meat soft and
     melting; -- used with a distinguishing word; as, Beurr['e]
     d'Anjou; Beurr['e] Clairgeau.
     [1913 Webster]