avocado

n. pear-shaped green fruit which grows on trees, alligator pear; evergreen tropical American tree that bears the avocado fruit

adj. of the blunt yellowish green of the avocado fruit's pulp

The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Mexico and Central America, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The name "avocado" also refers to the fruit of the tree.The tree grows to 20 metres (65 ft), with alternately arranged, evergreen leaves, 12–25 centimetres long. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-yellow, 5–10 millimetres wide. The pear-shaped fruit is botanically a drupe, from 7 to 20 centimetres long, weighs between 100 and 1000 grams, and has a large central seed, 3 to 5 centimetres in diameter.
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Noun
1. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
(synonym) alligator pear, avocado pear, aguacate
(hypernym) edible fruit
(part-holonym) avocado tree, Persea Americana
2. tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
(synonym) avocado tree, Persea Americana
(hypernym) fruit tree
(member-holonym) Persea, genus Persea
(part-meronym) alligator pear, avocado pear, aguacate
Adjective
1. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
(similar) chromatic

n. avocado, green fruit which grows on trees

n. avocado