avocado

avocado
[ˌavəˈkɑːdəʊ]
(pl. -os)
  1. (亦作 avocado pear)a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone
    鳄梨。 亦称 alligator pear
    ■[mass noun]a light green colour like that of the flesh of avocados
    鳄梨色
  2. the tropical evergreen tree which bears this fruit, native to Central America and widely cultivated elsewhere
    鳄梨树
  3. Persea americana, family Lauraceae
    拉丁名Persea americana,樟科
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Spanish, alteration (influenced by avocado 'advocate') of aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl
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