pearmain/ˈpɛːmeɪn/EtymologyFrom Anglo-Norman parmain, peremain et al., Middle French parmain, permain (“type of pear or apple”), of uncertain origin.nameA surname.nounA type of pear.Any of various types of apple, having an elongated shape and often with streaky skin.“Sweet fruits are best, as sweet cherries, plums, sweet apples, pearmains, and pippins, which Laurentius extols as having a peculiar property against this disease […].”