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# avocado

noun (avocado, avocados; also avocadoes)

«avocado» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An avocado is a pear-shaped fruit with dark green or black skin, soft pale-green flesh and one big seed (stone) in the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#m1)
2. Avocado is also the name of the tree it grows on and of a pale green colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#m2)

### In the lessons

Everyday life: avocados are eaten on toast, in salads and as guacamole (a Mexican dip); they grow in warm places like Mexico, California and Australia. In science, the avocado is a fruit (it has a seed), though we eat it like a vegetable; children can grow a new plant from the stone in water. Safety: cutting avocados is a common cause of hand cuts — let an adult remove the stone; avocado is poisonous to some pets, such as birds. Phrases: avocado toast, ripe avocado, avocado stone.

### Examples

- I like avocado on toast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#x1)
- A ripe avocado feels a bit soft when you press it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#x2)
- We mashed avocados to make guacamole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#x3)
- The avocado has one big stone in the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#x4)
- We grew an avocado plant from a seed in a jar of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#x5)
- Let an adult cut the avocado — the knife can slip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/#x6)

### Note

Plural: avocados (or avocadoes). Science trap: it is a fruit, not a vegetable, botanically. Do not give avocado to parrots or other pet birds.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «avocado» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avocado/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«avocado» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/avocado.html) on Mova free.