Bartlett

/ˈbɑrtlɪt/ noun

Definition

A variety of pear that is sweet, juicy, and commonly grown; also a surname.

Etymology

Named after Enoch Bartlett, a Massachusetts horticulturist who cultivated this variety in the 1800s, though it was originally a European pear called 'Williams.' Bartlett's name became the commercial standard.

Kelly Says

The Bartlett pear shows how American commerce can literally rename the world—a European fruit became 'Bartlett' in North America simply because one person marketed it well, and now most English speakers don't know its original name.

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