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Avocado

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"Avocado, also called alligator pear, fruit of Persea americana of the familyLauraceae, a tree native to the Western Hemisphere from Mexicosouth to the Andean regions. Avocado fruits have greenish or yellowish flesh with a buttery consistency and a rich, nutty flavour. They are often eaten in salads, and in many parts of the world they are eaten as a dessert. Mashed avocado is the principal ingredient ofguacamole, a characteristic sauce in Mexican cuisine. Avocados provide thiamin, riboflavin, and vitamin A, and in some varieties the flesh contains as much as 25 percent unsaturated oil."

-Encyclopaedia Britannica