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 fruit is a large berry with unique nutritional components. The flesh is approximately 15% oil or fat, much of which is in the healthy, monounsaturated form. Avocado is higher in potassium than ba-nana, and a good source of vitamin K, vitamin E, and B vitamins, especially B6 and B5.The fruit has been studied for its role in lowering cholesterol and limiting certain forms of oral cancer.vocado is higher in potassium than ba-nana, and a good source of vitamin K, vitamin E, and B vitamins, especially B6 and B5. The fruit has been studied for its role in lowering cholesterol and limiting certain forms of oral cancer.