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,
Pear Tree, Derby part of the township and civil parish of Litchurch, which existed independently of Derby between 1860 and 1888 before being integrated into the newly created civil parish and county borough of Derby. In the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Arboretum and Normanton are two of the wards that make up the constituency of Derby South. Pear Tree is an inner city suburb located about south of Derby city centre and about south-west of the River Derwent. The area is approximately above sea level. Until recently, Pear Tree's most famous landmark was the Baseball Ground, home of Derby's professional football club,