(n)a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed, Syn.aguacate, alligator pear, avocado pear
‖n. [ Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacaté, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]