avocado
1. [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
Synonyms: avocado_pear aguacate alligator_pear
Related terms: edible_fruit
2. [ adjective ] of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
Related terms: chromatic
3. [ noun ] (botany) tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
Synonyms: Persea_Americana avocado_tree
Related terms: fruit_tree Persea alligator_pear
Similar spelling:   avogadro
  avocation