alligator pear

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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.

From New York Times

Same with avocado, which achieved superstardom after dropping the name “alligator pear.”

From Salon

At some point by the late 19th century, Americans had begun to call the crop the “alligator pear,” another name in which growers saw their own ruin.

From Time

Avocado: With their green, bumpy skin and pear shape, avocados have been aptly dubbed “alligator pears,” and are loaded with fat.

From Washington Times

Nor was the name alligator pear, which it had become known by.

From The Guardian