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

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