1) Genus persea 2) Magnoliid dicot genus 
(from the article `Laurales`) ...has more than 400 species in tropical America as well as South Africa and the Mascarene Islands; Litsea has more than 250 species distributed in ...
(Alligator Pear, Avocado, Bull Bay, Red Bay) 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 from North Caroli...
[n] - avocado
genus Persea noun avocado