a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
"She sliced the ripe avocado in half to reveal its creamy, yellowish flesh surrounding a large brown pit."
tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
"The local farmer showed us how to graft new avocado trees onto his rootstock to produce more of those large, pulpy green fruits."
The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.
"She sliced the ripe avocado in half to reveal its creamy green flesh and dark pit before sprinkling it with salt and pepper."
of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado
"The old sports car was painted in a shade that perfectly captured the dull yellowish green of ripe avocado flesh."
Of a dull yellowish-green colour.
"The old dress has faded to an avocado shade that looks surprisingly fresh against her skin."
The word avocado comes from Latin American Spanish and originally meant "testicle" in Classical Nahuatl. It was first recorded in English in a 1696 catalogue of Jamaican plants.