Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AL-LI-GA'TOR-PEAR
AL-LI-GA'TOR-PEAR, n.
A West Indian fruit, resembling a pear in shape, from one to two pounds in weight, (Laurus Persea, Linn.) It contains within its rind a yellow butyraceous substance, which, when the fruit is perfectly ripe, constitutes an agreeable food. – Encyc.
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