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Avocado

noun

(pl. avocados)

A pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed. Synonyms: aguacate, alligator pear, avocado pear.

Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits. Synonyms: avocado tree, Persea Americana.

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Etymology of 'Avocado'

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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

Words linked to "Avocado" : alligator pear, Persea, aguacate, chromatic, avocado tree, genus Persea, Persea Americana, avocado pear, edible fruit, fruit tree