Fruit

Avocado

The avocado , a tree with probable origin in south-central Mexico, is classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The fruit of the plant, also called an avocado (or avocado pear or alligator pear), is botanicslly. A large berry containing a single large seed.

Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world.They have a green-skinned, fleshy body that may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. Commercially, they ripen after harvesting. Avocado trees are partially self pollinating, and are often propagated through grafting to maintain predictable fruit quality and quantity.In 2017, Mexico produced 34% of the world supply of avocados.