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}]
more about avocado
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
