persea
noun
per·sea
ˈpərsēə
1
capitalized : a large genus of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (family Lauraceae) having thick alternate leaves, small panicled flowers with nine stamens, and a fleshy one-seeded fruit and in some kinds yielding superior cabinet woods see avocado
2
plural -s : any tree or fruit of the genus Persea
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, a tree growing in Egypt and Persia, from Greek
- self-differentiate
- self-differentiated
- self-differentiates
- self-differentiating
- self-differentiation
- self-differentiations
- self-direct
- self-directed
- self-directing
- self-direction
- self-directive
- self-directs
- self-dis
- self-discharging
- self-discipline
- self-disciplined
- self-discoveries
- self-discovery
- self-discrepant
- self-disgust
- self-display
- self-displays
- self-dissatisfaction
- self-distributing
- self-distrust