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Bartlett

U.S. name for a variety of pear, 1835, named for Enoch Bartlett, who first distributed them in the U.S. The quotation collection is named for U.S. bookstore owner John Bartlett of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who first printed his "A Collection of Familiar Quotations" in 1855.

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Definitions of Bartlett from WordNet
1
bartlett (n.)
juicy yellow pear;
Synonyms: bartlett pear
2
Bartlett (n.)
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946);
Synonyms: Robert Bartlett / Robert Abram Bartlett / Captain Bob
Bartlett (n.)
United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905);
Synonyms: John Bartlett
From wordnet.princeton.edu