Hypertext Webster Gateway: "avocado"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Avocado \Av`o*ca"do\, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl:
cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat['e], avocat, G. avogadobaum.]
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
avocado
adj : of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
n 1: pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and
rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn:
{alligator pear}, {avocado pear}]
2: tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
[syn: {avocado tree}, {Persea Americana}]
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