rousselet
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of ROUSSELET s. m.
Poire qui est fort petite, qui a le goust fort sucré, & qui est des plus hastives. Il y a de gros & de petits rousselets. Le rousselet de Rheims est le plus renommé.
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