One of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, tells the story of a gigantic crab who made the waters of the sea go up and down, like the tides. 1  Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. 2  Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott. 3  Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott.
Noun[edit] avocado â(plural avocados or avocadoes or avocadi) 1  The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree. 2  The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.  A dull yellowish-green colour, the colour of the meat of an avocado.
However, it is actually a fruit that tastes like a vegetable, and most markets display it with other typical fruits. In some areas, it is known as the avocado pear and also the alligator pear due to the pebbly, rough exterior of one of the common types.There are quite a few varieties of avocados, but most cooks develop a preference for a particular breed. The fruit is harvested from tall trees, which grow in groves.owever, it is actually a fruit that tastes like a vegetable, and most markets display it with other typical fruits. In some areas, it is known as the avocado pear and also the alligator pear due to the pebbly, rough exterior of one of the common types.