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.
Botanically, avocado is a fruit It has a seed and grows on trees. However, it is often used as a vegetable because it is not sweet tasting like oranges or peaches. It's a frui â¦ t because of it's seed. Scientifically, an AVOCADO is a fruit and is also considerded a nut by research.ost people, don't agree, but food like tomatoes, cucumbers, papaya, and avocado are fruits.   An avocado is actually considered to be a fruit. A fruit is classified as a structure that holds a seed. That's why tomatoes are fruits and even certain nuts are fruits.