The avocado is an evergreen tree native to the Americas, prized for its large, oily fruit, botanically a single-seeded berry. Its native range runs from Mexico to Peru, and archaeological evidence shows early human use across Central and South America dating back thousands of years. Mexico is the leading modern producer, supplying about a quarter of the world''s avocado harvest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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- lead: prized for its large and unusually oily fruit
- lead: an evergreen tree
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The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae).
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(Persea americana)
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The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae).
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Domestication is traditionally believed to have originated in the Tehuacan Valley in the state of Puebla, Mexico.
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