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1. Avocado
   (Persea) These small trees are mostly natives of South and Central America, but are also found in the Canary Islands and in southeast Asia. P. Borbonia (the Bull Bay or Red Bay) is a native of the United States from Delaware to Florida and is sometimes planted for ornament. P. palustris is found fro...
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2. avocado
   [adj] - of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado 2. [n] - tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
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3. avocado
   the pulpy green or purple somewhat pear-shaped edible fruit of various tropical american trees of the genus persea Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. Avocado
   Av`o·ca'do noun [ Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl : confer Spanish aguacate , French aguacaté , avocat , German avogado baum.] The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima , a tree of tropical America. It ...
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5. 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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6. avocado
   adjective of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
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7. avocado
   alligator pear noun a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
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8. avocado
   avocado tree noun tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
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9. Avocado
   • (n.) 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.
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10. avocado
    fruit of Persea americana of the family Lauraceae, a tree native to the Western Hemisphere from Mexico south to the Andean regions. The tree, tall or ... [2 related articles]
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11. Avocado
    A rich fruit known for its lush, buttery texture and mild, nutty flavor. Comes from the Nahuatl word for 'testicle,' perhaps for its shape. 80% of the U.S. crop comes from California. Avocados are the chief ingredient in 'guacamole.'
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12. avocado
    avocado (ä'vukä'do, ăv'–) , tropical American broad-leaved evergreen tree of the genus Persea of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). The fruit, called avocado, alligator pear, or, in Spanish, aguacate, has a high oil content. It is eaten fresh, chiefly in salads a...
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13. Avocado
    The avocado-pear also known as the avocado, alligator pear or subaltern's butter (Persea gratissima) is an evergreen tree of the family Lauraceae. It has a brownish or puplish pear-shaped berry, weighing around one to two pounds, and filled with an oily, green pulp similar in texture to butter. It i...
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14. avocado
    Tree belonging to the laurel family, native to Central America. Its dark-green, thick-skinned, pear-shaped fruit has buttery-textured flesh and is used in salads. (Persea americana, family Lauraceae.)
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15. Avocado
    A rich fruit known for its lush, buttery texture and mild, nutty flavor. Comes from the Nahuatl word for "testicle," perhaps for its shape. 80% of the U.S. crop comes from California. Avocados are the chief ingredient in "guacamole."
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16. avocado
    (a-voh-KAH-doh) - The avocado used to be called alligator pear. It is a tropical fruit native to Central America. Today, this fruit is grown in Southern California. Avocados do not ripen on the tree and are rarely found ripe in the markets.
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17. Avocado
    The `avocado` (Persea americana) is a doi=10.1093/jhered/esn068-->--> classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. `Avocado` or `alligator pear` also refers to the fruit (botanically a large drupe that contains a large seed) of the tree, whic...
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