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Avocado - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Avocado : adj : of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
(noun)
1: a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and
rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn:
alligator pear, avocado pear, aguacate]
2: tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
[syn: avocado tree, Persea Americana]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Avocado : \Av`o*ca"do\, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl:
cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat['e], avocat, G. avogadobaum.]
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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