The Collaborative International Dictionary
alligator pear
Avocado \Av`o*ca"do\, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat['e], avocat, G. avogadobaum.] The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
alligator pear
n. (lb en dialectal now chiefly Caribbean and Southern US especially Louisiana) An avocado.
WordNet
alligator pear
n. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed [syn: avocado, avocado pear, aguacate]