avocado pear

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M&S said the avocado was first introduced in its UK stores in 1968 as an "avocado pear" and some customers consumed it "as a dessert with custard".

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2017

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From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2012

Every Sunday my grandfather used to bring me an avocado pear hidden at the bottom of his briefcase under six soiled shirts and the Sunday comics.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

I saw avocado pear after avocado pear being stuffed with crabmeat and mayonnaise and photographed under brilliant lights.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Our dinner—the lowest we have ever been—consisted of one avocado pear between Fanny and me, a ship’s biscuit for the guidman, white bread for the Missis, and red wine for the twa.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew