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.
Avocado is a tree. The fruit, a popular food, is a good source of potassium and vitamin D. The fruit, leaves, and seeds are used to make medicine. Avocado fruit is used to lower cholesterol levels, to increase sexual desire, and to stimulate menstrual flow.