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AVOCADO TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does avocado tree mean?
• AVOCADO TREE (noun)
The noun AVOCADO TREE has 1 sense:
1. tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
Familiarity information: AVOCADO TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
avocado; avocado tree; Persea Americana
Hypernyms ("avocado tree" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "avocado tree"):
aguacate; alligator pear; avocado; avocado pear (a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed)
Holonyms ("avocado tree" is a member of...):
genus Persea; Persea (avocado)
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