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PERSEA AMERICANA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits

Synonyms:

avocado; avocado tree; Persea Americana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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