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Avocado   /ˌævəkˈɑdoʊ/   Listen
noun
Avocado  n.  The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter.






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"Avocado" Quotes from Famous Books



... compared our knowledge of good meat-substitutes. "The avocado is excellent," I said. "There are numerous avocado groves near ...
— Autobiography of a YOGI • Paramhansa Yogananda

... answered, interest in the task of farm guide making her forget her momentary bewilderment at his scraps of local knowledge. "They're one of our best crops. Sometimes a single avocado will sell in open market here for as much as forty cents. There's money in them, nearly always. Good money. And the spoiled ones are great for the pigs. Then the Northern market ...
— Black Caesar's Clan • Albert Payson Terhune

... Fats Sugars Watery Vegetables bread meats butter honey zucchini potatoes eggs oils fruit green beans noodles fish lard sugar tomatoes manioc/yuca most nuts nuts molassas peppers baked goods dry beans avocado malt syrup eggplant grains nut butters maple syrup radish winter squash split peas dried fruit rutabaga parsnips lentils melons turnips sweet potatoes soybeans carrot juice Brussels sprouts yams tofu beet juice celery taro root tempeh cauliflower plantains wheat ...
— How and When to Be Your Own Doctor • Dr. Isabelle A. Moser with Steve Solomon



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