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