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Avocado by melastmohican

Avocado Stock Image

by melastmohican

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The avocado (Persea americana) is a tree native to Mexico, Central America, and Guam, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The name "avocado" also refers to the fruit of the tree with an egg-shaped pit. P. americana has a long history of being cultivated in Central and South America; a water jar shaped like an avocado, dating to A.D. 900, was discovered in the pre-Incan city of Chan Chan

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  • Central America
  • Chan Channel
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  • family
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  • pit
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  • pre-Incan. city
  • tree