<P> The avocado ( Persea americana ) is a tree , long thought to have originated in South Central Mexico , 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 botanically a large berry containing a single large seed known as a `` pit '' or a `` stone '' . </P>
<P> The avocado ( Persea americana ) is a tree , long thought to have originated in South Central Mexico , 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 botanically a large berry containing a single large seed known as a `` pit '' or a `` stone '' . </P>
do avocados grow on a tree or bush
do avocados grow on a tree or bush
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tree