Examples of “avocado” in a Sentence

noun A pear-shaped fruit with rich, buttery green flesh and a large central stone, eaten as a savory food.

• She mashed a ripe avocado onto her toast.
• The salad was topped with sliced avocado and lime.
• He cut the avocado in half and removed the large pit.

noun The tropical tree that produces this fruit.

• They planted an avocado tree in the back garden.
• The avocado in their yard produces fruit every summer.
• A mature avocado needs warm weather and plenty of space to grow.

adj A dull, yellowish-green color, like the fruit's skin.

• The bathroom suite was an outdated avocado green.
• Her grandmother's kitchen still had an avocado refrigerator from decades ago.
• They painted the old chair avocado to match the retro curtains.