English words for 'The avocado.'
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noun
noun
- The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
- (chiefly uncountable) A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.
- The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
- a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
- tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
adj
noun
- (Jamaica) avocado, alligator pear
- The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
- An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
- A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.
- A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
- Choke pear (a torture device).
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
noun
- (Caribbean) The melon cactus.
- A kind of cooking-pan, having a tin core in the centre.
- (colloquial, dialect) A long-handled, round-headed broom for sweeping ceilings, etc.
- A knot, or any of various similar kinds of knot, resulting in a ball of rope.
- (California) Any of several species of Echinocactus.
- an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
noun
- tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit
- the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers
- Edible fruit of these plants.
- considered best for fruit
- Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
- Any of several species of genus Passiflora of passion flowers of tropical America.
- Wood of these plants.
noun
name
- A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.
- A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A town in Washington County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
- A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Marion County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
noun
noun
- fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
- any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
- (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
- a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
- Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
- A plant of the genus Ambrosia.
- A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
- Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
- An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
- A dessert originating in the Southern United States made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
- Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
noun
noun
- The fruit of the cactus.
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
- The edible flesh of the tuna.
- important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
- New Zealand eel
- any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
- tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
noun
- Edible fruit of such plant.
- Any plant of species Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
- maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves
- a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
noun
- A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
- Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
- Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
- Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
- Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
- Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
- poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
- Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
- Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
- (chiefly British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
- Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
- Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
- Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
- currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
- spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
noun
- seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
- any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
- The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
- Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
- (organic chemistry) A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring. See Amaranth (dye).
- (cooking) The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.
noun
noun
- The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
- (chiefly uncountable) A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.
- The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
- a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
- tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
adj
noun
- (Jamaica) avocado, alligator pear
- The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
- An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
- A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.
- A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
- Choke pear (a torture device).
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
noun
- (Caribbean) The melon cactus.
- A kind of cooking-pan, having a tin core in the centre.
- (colloquial, dialect) A long-handled, round-headed broom for sweeping ceilings, etc.
- A knot, or any of various similar kinds of knot, resulting in a ball of rope.
- (California) Any of several species of Echinocactus.
- an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban
noun
- tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit
- the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers
- Edible fruit of these plants.
- considered best for fruit
- Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
- Any of several species of genus Passiflora of passion flowers of tropical America.
- Wood of these plants.
noun
name
- A city, the county seat of Corson County, South Dakota.
- A minor city in Polk County, Minnesota.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A town in Washington County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
- A community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Marion County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington.
noun
noun
- fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
- any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
- (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
- a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
- Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
- A plant of the genus Ambrosia.
- A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
- Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
- An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
- A dessert originating in the Southern United States made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
- Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
noun
noun
- The fruit of the cactus.
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
- The edible flesh of the tuna.
- important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
- New Zealand eel
- any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
- tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
noun
- Edible fruit of such plant.
- Any plant of species Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
- maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves
- a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
noun
- A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
- Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
- Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
- Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
- Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
- Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
- poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
- Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
- Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
- (chiefly British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
- Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
- Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
- Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
- currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
- spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
noun
- seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
- any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
- The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
- Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
- (organic chemistry) A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring. See Amaranth (dye).
- (cooking) The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.
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noun
- The large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.
- (chiefly uncountable) A dark chartreuse color, like the color of the skin of an avocado.
- The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.
- a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
- tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits