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Pear vs Avocado - What's the difference?

pear | avocado |

As nouns the difference between pear and avocado

is that pear is an edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem while avocado is the large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.

As an adjective avocado is

of a dull yellowish-green colour.

pear

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but elongated towards the stem.
  • (also'' pear tree ) A type of fruit tree (''Pyrus communis ).
  • The wood of the pear tree.
  • Choke pear (a torture device).

    • Derived terms

    * alligator pear * anchovy-pear * apple-pear * apples and pears * Asian pear * avocado pear * balsam pear * butter-pear * cactus pear * Callery pear * Chinese pear, Chinese white pear * choke-pear * European pear * garlic pear * grape pear * greening-pear * hard pear * Japanese pear * Korean pear * Le Conte pear * Malvern pear * Moorcroft pear * Nashi pear * pear-apple * pear blight * pear drop * pear-encrinite * pear-gauge * pear-haw * pear leaf blister mite * pear leaf blister moth * pear leaf-curling midge, pear leaf midge * pear-louse * pear midge * pearmonger * pear orchard * pear oyster scale * pear-plum * pear psylla * pear-quince * pear-shaped * pear-shell * pear-slug * pear-sucker * pear-thorn * pear thrips * pear tree * pear-wise * pear-withe * pear-wood * peary * perry * prickly pear * sand Pear * snow pear * sugar-pear * snowy pear * Stinking Bishop pear * strawberry pear * Taiwan pear * vegetable pear * vine-pear * wax pear * willowleaf pear, willow-leafed pear * wooden pear * Ya Pear

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    avocado

    English

    Noun

  • The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.
  • The avocado tree, , of the laurel family.
  • A dull yellowish-green colour, the colour of the meat of an avocado.

    • Synonyms

    * (fruit): alligator pear, avocado pear, butter pear

    Derived terms

    * avocado pear

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a dull yellowish-green colour.

    • See also

    * California roll * guacamole *

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * (Persea americana) * (Persea americana) * *

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