Hebrew: אגס סורי, Arabic: الأجاص السوري
| Scientific name: | Pyrus syriaca Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Syrian Pear | |
| Hebrew name: | אגס סורי | |
| Arabic name: | الأجاص السوري | |
| Family: | Rosaceae, ורדיים |
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| Life form: | Tree | |
| Spinescence: | Stems | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | White | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Med - Irano-Turanian | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Pyrus syriaca, Latin name of the pear. syriaca, Syrian. The Hebrew name: אגס, agas (Post Biblical Hebrew) pear. [Together with Arabic 'ijjas, 'ijjds, 'injas, 'injas (= plum), of unknown origin.]
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