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persea (iou)



persea noun. E17.
[Latin from Greek.]
Orig., an Egyptian fruit-bearing tree described by the ancients, perh. Mimusops schimperi (family Sapotaceae). Now, any fruit of various tropical trees and shrubs of the genus Persea of the laurel family, which includes the avocado pear, Persea americana.