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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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