| avocado | The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear. Synonym: avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter. Origin: Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. Aguacate, F. Aguacate, avocat, G. Avogadobaum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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