There was a tree just behind which bore alligator pears, and all about were the cocoa-nuts which gave the land its revenue.
房子背后有一株梨树,房子四周到处种着能变钱花的椰子树。
佛罗里达的户外女孩
" She's thinking of crocodiles, " said Betty. " Or else alligator pears."
“她想到了鳄鱼,”贝蒂说。 “或者是鳄鱼梨。”
高价商品价格解读 第四季
But consumption of the " alligator pear" outside of these regions before the late 19th century was almost nonexistent.
但在 19 世纪末之前,这些地区以外的“鳄鱼梨”消费几乎不存在。
十字小溪(下)
I once planted three avocados, or alligator pears, as the Chamber of Commerce wishes us to call them, in pots.
我曾经在花盆里种了三个鳄梨或鳄梨, 商会希望我们这样称呼它们。
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There was probably a time in the US when you couldn't pay people to eat avocados and actually they were known as " alligator pears" .
在美国可能有某一个时期人们根本就不吃牛油果,那时候它们被大家叫做“鳄鱼梨”。
英语百科
Avocado
The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree that is native to South Central Mexico, classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. Avocado (also alligator pear) additionally refers to the tree's fruit, which is botanically a large berry containing a single seed.
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
edible fruit
英英词典
alligator pear n.
a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed