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

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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

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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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