Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Encyclopedias
Avocado Pear
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or Resource Toolbox
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.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
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.
