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The avocado (Persea americana ) is a tree native to Central Mexico, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon , camphor and bay laurel . Avocado or alligator pear also refers to the fruit (botanically a large berry that contains a single seed ) of the tree, which may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped or spherical.
Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. They have a green-skinned, pear-shaped fleshy body that ripens after harvesting. Trees are partially self-pollinating and often are propagated through grafting to maintain a predictable quality and quantity of the fruit.

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