open-arse

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English open-ers, from Old English openears, corresponding to open + arse, ‘with allusion to the large cavity at the end of the fruit between the persistent calyx lobes’ – OED3. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊpənɑːs/ === Noun === open-arse (plural open-arses) (UK regional) The medlar fruit. [from 10th c.] === Anagrams === personae, personæ