| 单词 | alligator pear |
| 例句 | I showed Leah where you could get into the alligator pear tree and she boosted me up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The fruits were beautiful inside the windows—bananas, oranges, alligator pears, bright little kumquats, and even a few pineapples. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The tree had green alligator pears that taste like nothing much. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Oranges, cocoanuts and alligator pears lay in neat piles on little tables. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That is how I come to climb up the alligator pear tree when I saw them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Where I grew up, "alligator pears," as they were once known at fussy restaurants, were an anomaly. The time is ripe for avocados. Too ripe? Let's hope not. 2011-05-04T02:01:04Z The references may have changed — “alligator pears” instead of avocado toast; Vionnet, not Vuori; telegrams rather than texting — but the preoccupation with love, money, fun and trouble is eternal. She Wrote Frankly About Divorce, and Suffered the Consequences 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Same with avocado, which achieved superstardom after dropping the name “alligator pear.” From "alligator pear" to "avocado": A plant-based diet meets marketing 101 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Avocado: With their green, bumpy skin and pear shape, avocados have been aptly dubbed “alligator pears,” and are loaded with fat. Good fats promote heart health 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z In the 1920s, the fruit – already an early example of rebranding, having floundered under the unappetising early moniker of “alligator pear” – began to appear in elegant recipes in Vogue and the New Yorker. The avocado is overcado: how #eatclean turned it into a cliche 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Even later, when people started throwing around the bastardized “avocado”, the nickname was still “alligator pears”. There's no reason to debate guacamole. It's already gentrified beyond good taste | Jeff Winkler 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It is about the size and shape of a large pear; Ð called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Some of the native fruits, such as papayas, mangoes, and alligator pears, are of delicious flavor and high value. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Additionally, the alligator pear contains 20 different vitamins and minerals and is rich in fiber, devoid of cholesterol and sodium, and low in saturated fat and carbohydrates. Good fats promote heart health 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The fruit trees and plants also include the orange, pine-apple, mango, papaw, banana and avocado or alligator pear. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In Florida and southern California the avocado or alligator pear is being extensively cultivated. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Mix sliced alligator pears with sliced or quartered hard-boiled eggs and serve on lettuce with Mayonnaise. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book 2011-10-12T02:00:46.677Z Mangoes, cocoanuts, and alligator pears, besides many others seldom sent to temperate lands, also grow here in plenty. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Inside, he learned that his excellency, el Presidente, had not yet finished his breakfast, but earnestly desired his excellency, el ministro, to share with him an alligator pear and cup of coffee. The Key to Yesterday The soul sighed a little sigh of delight, and sat down on an ant hill and began eating alligator pears. The Book of Gud Avocado pears or alligator pears are pear-shaped, but look more like green and brown fresh figs. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 Cover with rings of alligator pear cut very thin. Stevenson Memorial Cook Book “The salad is alligator pear served in half sections, with French dressing,” she said dreamily. Outside Inn I pick my own alligator pears off my own tree unless I want to sell them for fifteen cents on the tree. When Winter Comes to Main Street He knows his favourite colours, and whether he prefers artichokes to alligator pears. The Merry-Go-Round Persea gratissima.—The avocado or alligator pear, a common tree in the West Indies. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture But they were alligator pears, and when you tasted them, it appeared that they had nothing whatever to do with the fruit kingdom. Lady Betty Across the Water "I like your yacht better, and your chef and your alligator pears, and caviar." Mistress Anne In silence the little party waited until the Indian returned bringing the carcass of a tapir, a small quantity of alligator pears, and two so-called cabbages cut from palm trees. The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan I did the marketing myself today; and say, there's a rib roast of beef big enough for a hotel, mushrooms raised under glass, an alligator pear salad, and hothouse strawberries for dessert. Torchy As A Pa There were also plantain walks, and a great plenty of pines, guavas, onions, lettuces, and "alligator pears." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The menu included all the delicacies in season and out of season, fresh mushrooms, alligator pears and pheasants. The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches "Sure," said the captain, dexterously mixing a salad of alligator pears. The Honorable Percival Under the ministrations of Matilda she pleasurably disposed of clear soup, whitebait, a pair of squabs on toast with asparagus tips, and an alligator pear salad. No. 13 Washington Square We had been introduced to the alligator pear, the papaya, and the mango at Honolulu, but we were still expecting strange and wonderful gastronomic treats in our first Philippine meal. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines He is then at some pains to understand his visitor's extravagant interest and delight over loquats, chiramoyas, alligator pears, tamarinds, guavas, the blooming of century plants, the fruits of chollas and the like. The Rules of the Game The aguacate, or alligator pear, is produced in abundance. Cuba, Old and New There was a tree just behind which bore alligator pears, and all about were the cocoa-nuts which gave the land its revenue. Moon and Sixpence Exceptions are found in avocados, or alligator pears, and in ripe olives, both of which are high in fat. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals It was like an alligator pear—and his complexion was like those cactus fruits that likewise infest fancy grocers' shops. Ptomaine Street I had oysters and the thick tomato soup with crusts and Brussels sprouts; and I sent to town for the alligator pears and meringue. Cytherea "And a wonderful alligator pear salad," she interrupted, her eyes dancing. A Fool and His Money Thus the fruit of the Persea gratissima was called "ahuacatl" by the ancient Mexicans; the Spaniards corrupted it to "avocado," which means an advocate; and our sailors still further, to "alligator pears." The Naturalist in Nicaragua "What a delicious dressing you have for these alligator pears, Sara," she went on, veering quickly. The Hollow of Her Hand "If only you'd happened to look in one or two more government reports at the library," she teased. "you'd know that an avocado and an alligator pear are the same thing." Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story To him alligator pears taste exactly like lard. Vignettes of San Francisco She not only came for dinner with us on Sunday, but made the dressing for my alligator pear salad. A Fool and His Money In reality the stories are only alligator pears—one merely eats them for the sake of the salad-dressing. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) Around us are row boats peddling bananas, mangos, alligator pears, wool blankets, silverware, leather boots, and "authentic Inca relics made down the coast," the owner of the Washington Star tells me. Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' The man behind him was a thickset, squat individual, with puffed, discoloured eyes and a nose that reminded Kitty of an alligator pear. The Drums of Jeopardy Probably the man who would order "stewed tripe Spanish" wouldn't touch an alligator pear salad. Vignettes of San Francisco For three weeks I had been trying to buy alligator pears in the town hard by. A Fool and His Money When she heard me speak she jumped, and her eyes got as big as alligator pears. Roads of Destiny Boiled yam, fried taro, alligator pear salad—there, you've got me all mixed, Then I found a last delectable half-pound of dried squid. The Night-Born |
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