alligator pear
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Once known as the alligator pear, the avocado traces its history to southern Mexico, where the fruit, according to some experts, was first cultivated about 5,000 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
Additionally, the alligator pear contains 20 different vitamins and minerals and is rich in fiber, devoid of cholesterol and sodium, and low in saturated fat and carbohydrates.
From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2016
A moon was suspended in the sky like a bruised alligator pear.
From Time Magazine Archive
I showed Leah where you could get into the alligator pear tree and she boosted me up.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
That is how I come to climb up the alligator pear tree when I saw them.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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