What is "anchovy pear"

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.

n. 1 A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled. 2 The tree (taxlink Grias cauliflora species noshow=1) bearing this fruit.

1. n. 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]