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avocados
Variant of avocado
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noun pl. avocados
- a widespread, thick-skinned, pear-shaped tropical fruit, yellowish green to purplish black, with a single large seed and yellow, buttery flesh, used in salads; alligator pear
- the tree (Persea americana) of the laurel family on which it grows
- a yellowish-green color
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