Avocado as a diminutive in Australian English, a clipped form, "avo", has since become a common colloquialism in South Africa and the United Kingdom. It is known as "butter fruit" in parts of India and goes by the name "bơ" [ɓɘː] in Vietnamese, which is the same word that is used for butter. In eastern China, it is known as "è lí" ("alligator pear") or "niú yóu guǒ" ("butter fruit"). In Taiwan, it is known as "luò lí" or "cheese pear". The subtropical species needs a climate without frost and with little wind. High winds reduce the humidity, dehydrate the flowers,
Cubbington Pear Tree footpath from which it is visible. Thought to be around 250 years old, the Cubbington Pear Tree may be the United Kingdom's oldest wild pear tree. The tree is the second largest wild pear tree in the country, measuring some in girth. Despite its age the tree continues to blossom and bear fruit. The tree has been entered onto the Tree Register of the British Isle as a national champion (the oldest or largest known specimen of a particular species). In 2011 the Cubbington Pear Tree was identified as under threat from the proposed High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 1