| 单词 | alligator pear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalligator pear alligator pear n. an avocado. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > stone fruit > [noun] > avocado alligator pear1696 avocado1697 aguacate1758 marrow1763 butter fruit1902 butter pear1947 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > stone fruit > avocado shell-pear1672 alligator pear1696 avocado1697 vegetable marrow1788 subaltern's butter1816 midshipman's butter1866 Holy Ghost pear1886 1696 H. Sloane Catal. Plantarum in Jamaica 186 The Avocado or Allegator Pear-tree. 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane i. 8 The avocato, avocado, avigato, or, as the English corruptly call it, alligator-pear. 1817 J. Williamson Med. & Misc. Observ. W. India Islands I. 84 Wormy complaints are common, on account of the improper use of fruit, not yet ripened, such as the avocado or alligator pear. 1930 Z. Fitzgerald in Sat. Evening Post 17 May 118/4 I spent most of my time in my room, washing down quantities of spring onions and alligator pears with California Bordeaux. 2010 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 8 Aug. k1 Main courses included a griddled trout $17 with an alligator pear and smoky corn relish that covered the bottom of the plate. < as lemmas |
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