• (n.) A valuable kind of pear, of an obovate shape and with melting flesh of delicious flavor; -- more properly called White Doyenne.
Vir'ga·lieu noun [ Confer Virgouleuse .] (Botany) A valuable kind of pear, of an obovate shape and with melting flesh of delicious flavor; -- more properly called White Doyenné . [ Written also virgaloo , vergalieu , vergaloo , etc.]