Butter fruit: Avocado flower Pollen grains of avocado

Avocado flower Pollen grains of avocado The avocado fruit is a climacteric, [23] single-seeded berry, due to the imperceptible endocarp covering the seed, [9][24] rather than a drupe. [25] The pear-shaped fruit is usually 7–20 cm (3–8 in) long, weighs between 100 and 1,000 g (31⁄2 and 351⁄2 oz), and has a large central seed, 5–6.4 cm (2– 21⁄2 in) long. [5] Early wild avocados prior to domestication had much smaller seeds around 2.1–2.2 centimetres (0.83–0.87 in) in diameter ... Butter fruit, or avocado , is an evergreen tree fruit from the Laurel family (Lauraceae). Native to the Americas, it was first cultivated by ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. It thrives in warm climates and is often nicknamed the alligator pear due to its shape and textured skin. This article is about the health benefits of eating butter fruit and avocado. It also includes some interesting facts about the butter fruit and avocado.