avocado
- 1The large, savory fruit of the avocado tree, with yellowish-green or black skin, buttery flesh, and a single large pit.
The chef halved an avocado and scooped the flesh away from the pit.
Ripe avocados bruise easily and need careful handling during shipping.
- 2The tropical tree Persea americana, of the laurel family, which produces the edible avocado fruit.
The farmer grafted several avocados to improve their yield.
An avocado can take years to produce its first real crop.
- 3A dark yellowish-green color, resembling the skin of an avocado.
The designer paired avocado with warm cream for a retro feel.
Kitchen appliances of that era often came in avocado or harvest gold.
- 4Of a dull yellowish-green color, like that of the fruit's skin.
The avocado tiles gave the bathroom a distinctly retro look.
Her car was an unusual avocado tone that turned heads.
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Origin
This word was borrowed from Latin American Spanish 'avocado', which came from the earlier 'aguacate', ultimately from Classical Nahuatl 'āhuacatl' ('avocado'). It first appeared in a 1696 catalog of Jamaican plants.