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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Avocado

/ăvəkäʹdō/ · Av·o·ca·do · IPA /ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ/
01 n. 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 pe…
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    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. Also: avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter