Found 2 items, similar to alligator pear.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: alligator pear
alligator pear
n : a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and
rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn:
avocado,
avocado pear,
aguacate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: alligator pear
Avocado
\Av`o*ca"do\, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl:
cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat['e], avocat, G. avogadobaum.]
The pulpy fruit of
Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical
America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; --
called also
avocado pear,
alligator pear,
midshipman's butter
.
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