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red butter pear — Burrel Bur rel, n. [Cf. OF. burel reddish (cf. {Borel}, n.), or F. beurr[ e] butter pear, fr. beurre butter. Cf. {Butter}.] A sort of pear, called also the {red butter pear}, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
midshipman's butter — Avocado Av o*ca do, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat[ e], 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alligator pear — Avocado Av o*ca do, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat[ e], 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avocado pear — Avocado Av o*ca do, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat[ e], 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Apple butter — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nutmeg butter — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avocado — taxobox name = Alvacodo image caption = Avocado fruit and foliage, Huntington Library, California regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Magnoliids ordo = Laurales familia = Lauraceae genus = Persea species = P.… … Wikipedia
Burrel — Bur rel, n. [Cf. OF. burel reddish (cf. {Borel}, n.), or F. beurr[ e] butter pear, fr. beurre butter. Cf. {Butter}.] A sort of pear, called also the {red butter pear}, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avocado — 1. noun /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ,ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ,ævəˈkɑdoʊ/ a) The large, usually yellowish green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree. b) The avocado tree. Syn: alligator pear, avocado pear, butter pear 2. adjective /ævəˈkɑːdəʊ,ɑvəˈkɑdoʊ,ævəˈkɑdoʊ/ … Wiktionary
P. americana — may refer to: Paradelphomyia americana, a crane fly species in the genus Paradelphomyia Periplaneta americana, the American cockroach, palmetto bug or waterbug, an insect species native to the Southern United States Persea americana, the avocado … Wikipedia
