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AVOCADO
avocado
(adjective) of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
avocado, alligator pear, avocado pear, aguacate
(noun) a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
avocado, avocado tree, Persea Americana
(noun) tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
avocado (countable and uncountable, plural avocados or avocadoes)
The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.
Synonyms: alligator pear, avocado pear, butter pear, abacate
The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
(mostly, uncountable) A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the skin of an avocado.
Synonyms
(avocado fruit)
• avocado pear
• alligator pear
• butter fruit
• butter pear
Adjective
avocado (not comparable)
Of a dull yellowish-green colour.
Source: Wiktionary
Av`o*ca"do, n. Etym: [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacaté, avocat, G. avogadobaum.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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