'Williams' Bonchr'etien' definitions:
Definition of 'Williams' Bonchr'etien'
From: GCIDE
- Bartlett \Bart"lett\, n. (Bot.) A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called {Williams' Bonchr['e]tien}. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts. [1913 Webster]