a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
A fruit we treat as a vegetable, the avocado is native to Central or South America, but is now widely grown in Florida, California, and many other warm places It should be quite soft before opening and eating
avo·ca·do avocados in BRIT, also use avocado pear Avocados are pear-shaped vegetables, with hard skins and large stones, which are usually eaten raw. Fruit of Persea americana, of the laurel family, a tree native to the Western Hemisphere from Mexico south to the Andean regions. Avocados are extremely variable in shape, size, and colour (green to dark purple). The outer skin may be thin, or coarse and woody. The greenish or yellowish flesh has a buttery consistency and a rich, nutty flavour. In some varieties the flesh contains as much as 25% unsaturated oil. Avocados are the principal ingredient of the Mexican sauce guacamole. They provide thiamine, riboflavin, and vitamin A
A rich fruit known for its lush, buttery texture and mild, nutty flavor Comes from the Nahuatl word for "testicle," perhaps for its shape 80% of the U S crop comes from California Avocados are the chief ingredient in "guacamole "