Avocado

Avocado; Temporal range: 15–0Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Miocene – Recent
	Avocado fruit and foliage, Réunion island
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Persea
Species:	P. americana
Binomial name
	Persea americana; Mill.
Synonyms
	Laurus persea L. ; Persea americana var. angustifolia Miranda ; Persea americana var. drymifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) S.F.Blake ; Persea americana var. nubigena (L.O.Williams) L.E.Kopp ; Persea drymifolia Cham. & Schltdl. ; Persea edulis Raf. ; Persea floccosa Mez ; Persea gigantea L.O.Williams ; Persea gratissima C.F.Gaertn. ; Persea gratissima var. drimyfolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) Mez; Persea gratissima var. macrophylla Meisn. ; Persea gratissima var. oblonga Meisn. ; Persea gratissima var. praecox Nees ; Persea gratissima var. vulgaris Meisn. ; Persea leiogyna Blake ; Persea nubigena L.O.Williams ; Persea nubigena var. guatemalensis L.O.Williams ; Persea paucitriplinervia Lundell ; Persea persea (L.) Cockerell ; Persea steyermarkii C.K.Allen ;

An avocado is a berry. It has medium dark green or dark green bumpy or smooth skin depending on the variety.

The flesh of an avocado is deep chartreuse green in color near the skin and pale chartreuse green near the core. It has a creamy, rich texture.

The word, Avocado came from a aztec word meaning testicle.^[2]

Avocado trees come from Central America and Mexico. They can grow in many places, as long as it is not too cold.

Avocados have much more fat than most other fruit, but most is fat that is healthy to eat (monounsaturated fat). Avocados have lots of potassium, B vitamins, and vitamin E and K.^[3]

The Mexican food called guacamole is made of avocados.^[4] Many other foods are also made from avocado.

Avocado is poisonous to some animals. Many animals will get very sick or die if they eat avocado.

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Flowers and fruits