Alligator-pear
31avocado — /av euh kah doh, ah veuh /, n., pl. avocados. 1. Also called alligator pear. a large, usually pear shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree Persea americana… …
32List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… …
33edible fruit — noun edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh • Hypernyms: ↑produce, ↑green goods, ↑green groceries, ↑garden truck, ↑fruit • Hyponyms: ↑freestone, ↑cling, ↑ …
34Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy …
35Avocado — 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… …
36midshipman's butter — 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… …
37Persea gratissima — 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… …
38avocado — 1. noun /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ,ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ,ævəˈkɑdoʊ/ a) The large, usually yellowish green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree. b) The avocado tree. Syn: alligator pear, avocado pear, butter pear 2. adjective /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ,ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ,ævəˈkɑdoʊ/ …
39avocado — /ævəˈkadoʊ / (say avuh kahdoh) noun (plural avocados) 1. a tropical American fruit, green to black in colour and commonly pear shaped, borne by the tree Persea americana, eaten raw, especially as a salad fruit; alligator pear. 2. the tree. Also,… …
40aguacate — noun a pear shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed • Syn: ↑avocado, ↑alligator pear, ↑avocado pear • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Part Holonyms: ↑avocado, ↑ …
