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Wikipedia: The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Puebla, Mexico, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel. Avocado or alligator pear also refers to the fruit (a large berry that contains a large seed) of the tree, which may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped or spherical. Avocados are a commercially valuable fruit and are cultivated in tropical climates throughout the world (and some temperate ones, such as California), producing a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after harvesting.
![[An avocado tree as a houseplant]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Avocadoashouseplantb_s.jpg "An avocado tree as a houseplant")
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![[Avocado shake (jus alpokat) with chocolate syrup]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/IndonesianFood_JusAlpokat_s.jpg "Avocado shake (jus alpokat) with chocolate syrup")
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![[Aguacate / Avocado]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Avocado.jpeg "Aguacate / Avocado")
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![[A seedless avocado, or cuke, growing next to two regular avocados.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Seedless_Avocado_in_Mexico_s.jpg "A seedless avocado, or cuke, growing next to two regular avocados.")
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![[Persea americana, young avocado plant , complete with parted pit and roots]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Avocado_Seedling_s.jpg "Persea americana, young avocado plant , complete with parted pit and roots")
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