(bound form) a deciduous tree similar to a pear tree with white flowers and small, sour fruit; often used as rootstock for grafting pear trees; also called 杜梨 dù​lí or 棠梨 táng​lí

Title of a poem from the Classic of Poetry describing the people's respect for a tree under which a beloved official, the Duke of Shao, once rested; used as a metaphor for the memory of a virtuous ruler