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alligator pear

n.

See avocado.

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[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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alligator pear

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for avocado

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alligator 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