pyriform
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Core medium, pyriform, nearly closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, angular, dark; Flesh yellowish white, breaking, tender, granular; Flavor sub-acid, aromatic; Quality good to very good; Use, table; Season, September, October.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
Core pyriform, closed; Seeds numerous, angular, plump; Flesh white, firm, juicy; Flavor sweet; Use, baking and stock; Season, October and December.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
Core medium, pyriform, regular, open, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, plump, pointed, brown; Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy; Flavor sub-acid; Quality very good; Use, table, market; Season, July, August, after Early Harvest.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
The seeds are pyriform and beak-like at the base.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
The eggs are two or four, abruptly pyriform in shape.
From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 5 November 1897 by Various