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alligator pear

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alligator pear
n.
See avocado.
[By folk etymology from American Spanish aguacate, avocado (the trees are said to grow in areas infested by alligators); see aguacate.]
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Noun1.alligator pearalligator pear - a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
aguacate, avocado, avocado pear
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
avocado tree, Persea Americana, avocado - tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits


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