AVOCADO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does avocado mean? 

• AVOCADO (noun)
  The noun AVOCADO has 2 senses:

1. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed

2. tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits

  Familiarity information: AVOCADO used as a noun is rare.

• AVOCADO (adjective)
  The adjective AVOCADO has 1 sense:

1. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

  Familiarity information: AVOCADO used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AVOCADO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

aguacate; alligator pear; avocado; avocado pear

Hypernyms ("avocado" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Holonyms ("avocado" is a part of...):

avocado; avocado tree; Persea Americana (tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

avocado; avocado tree; Persea Americana

Hypernyms ("avocado" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "avocado"):

aguacate; alligator pear; avocado; avocado pear (a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed)

Holonyms ("avocado" is a member of...):

genus Persea; Persea (avocado)

• AVOCADO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

 Context examples 

Hyaluronic acid, squalene and avocado oil provide barrier protection, help maintain skin integrity and are natural emollients and moisturizers.

(Beta-glucan/Alginate/Hyaluronic Acid/Squalene/Avocado Oil-containing Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California have found potassium-rich vegetables like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans and bananas could help lower blood pressure.

(Study: Fruits and Vegetables Can Lower Blood Pressure, VOA)

Avocado oil is used is used as a food ingredient, as a cooking oil, and for lubrication and in cosmetics.

(Avocado Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical emulsion containing beta-glucan (5%), alginate, hyaluronic acid, squalene and avocado oil, with cutaneous protective activity.

(Beta-glucan/Alginate/Hyaluronic Acid/Squalene/Avocado Oil-containing Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon topical application of beta-glucan/alginate/hyaluronic acid/squalene/avocado oil-containing emulsion, the naturally-occurring polysaccharide beta-glucan acts as an immunomodulator by activating the innate immune response, in particular through the activation of macrophages and migration of neutrophils.

(Beta-glucan/Alginate/Hyaluronic Acid/Squalene/Avocado Oil-containing Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)