The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family. It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago. Then as now it was prized for its large and unusually oily fruit. The tree likely originated in the highlands bridging south-central Mexico and Guatemala
Coded by Thembisa Skosana