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| av·o·ca·do [ àvvə kdō, və kdō ] (plural av·o·ca·dos) |
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1. green-fleshed edible fruit: a fruit with a leathery dark green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and soft smooth-tasting pale green flesh, eaten raw in salads or dips
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2. tree on which avocados grow: a tropical tree that bears avocados. Latin name Persea americana.
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3. creamy green: a creamy green color, like that of the flesh of an avocado
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| [Mid-17th century. < Spanish, alteration of aguacate< Nahuatl ahuacatl "testicle" (because of the shape of the fruit)] |
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 av·o·ca·do adjective |
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