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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Encyclopedias
Avocado Pear
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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The fruit of the tree Persea gratissima, which grows in the West Indies and elsewhere; the flesh is of a soft and buttery consistency and highly esteemed. The name avocado, the Spanish for "advocate," is a sound-substitute for the Aztec ahuacatl; it is also corrupted into "alligator-pear." Avocato, avigato, abbogada are variants.
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Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Avocado Pear'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/avocado-pear.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Avocado Pear'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/avocado-pear.html. 1910.
