avocado
/ˌɑ·vəˈkɑ·doʊ/, /ˌæv·ə-/ n [C] (plural avocados)Definition
› a fruit with thick green or black skin, a large round seed at the center, and oily green or yellow flesh, which is often eaten as a vegetable in salads
(Definition of avocado n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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