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Persea

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Noun1.Persea - avocado
genus Persea
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
family Lauraceae, Lauraceae, laurel family - a family of Lauraceae
avocado tree, Persea Americana, avocado - tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
laurel-tree, Persea borbonia, red bay - small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood
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Apocalyptic Swing Gabrielle Calvocoressi Persea Books 853 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 9780892553532, $22.
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Researchers examined the genetic circuitry of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant commonly used as a model organism in plant genetics research, and the avocado tree Persea americana, which belongs to an older lineage of so-called basal angiosperms.
How flowering plants originated about 130 million years ago by Asian News International
Mistaken for Song Tara Bray Persea Books 853 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 9780992553471, $14.
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