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avocado NOUN (pl -dos) 1 a pear-shaped fruit having a leathery green or blackish skin, a large stony seed, and a greenish-yellow edible pulp 2 the tropical American lauraceous tree, Persea americana, that bears this fruit 3 a dull greenish colour resembling that of the fruit
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Ballardian adj 1. of James Graham Ballard (1930-2009), the British novelist, or his works. 2. resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard's novels and stories, esp dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes and the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments. more > RSS feed