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PERSEA AMERICANA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
Synonyms:
avocado; avocado tree; Persea Americana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Persea Americana" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Meronyms (parts of "Persea Americana"):
aguacate; alligator pear; avocado; avocado pear (a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed)
Holonyms ("Persea Americana" is a member of...):
genus Persea; Persea (avocado)