Definition of "alligator pear" []

• See avocado. (noun)

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• "Duckweed quacked, an alligator pear ground its teeth at them-naturally it had two jaws for the purpose, an upper and a lower, making the paira windmill palm rotated its great blade-leaves, causing wind to gust past them, a pig lily oinked, a pussy-foot crept away on little fog-feet, fish grass swam away, several toad plants croaked with great displays of mortal agony, and a money plant waved green papery leaves at them."