Avocado is also called avocado, avocado, pear and avocado. It is a kind of fruit, one of woody oil tree species, belonging to angiosperms Lauraceae.

Plants can grow to 20 meters high; Leaves alternate, evergreen, leaf length12 ~ 25 cm; The flowers are small and inconspicuous, yellow-green, with a width of about 0.5 ~ 1 cm; The fruit is stone fruit, pear-shaped, about 7 ~ 20 cm long, and the weight of a single fruit is about 100 ~ 1000 g; The seeds are large and grow in the center of the fruit, with a diameter of about 3 ~ 5 cm. Fruit is a kind of fruit with high nutritional value, rich in vitamins, fat and protein, and high in sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Besides being eaten as raw fruit, it can also be eaten as dishes and canned food. Nuts contain fatty oil, which belongs to non-drying oil and has a mild aroma. It is used in food, medicine and cosmetics industries.

Avocados are native to Central America, and have been introduced and cultivated in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan Province and Yunnan in southern China.