Why the avocado was nearly called the alligator pear @Grist

Why the avocado was nearly called the alligator pear @Grist

Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

What the story of the humble avocado can teach us about saving the world.

Read more from Nathanael Johnson: grist.org/article/from-alligator-pear-to-avocado-a-plant-based-diet-meets-marketing-101

Read the California Avocado Association's full essay against the term alligator pear:
archive.org/details/reportofsemiannu00cali/page/40

Sources

California Avocado Association:
archive.org/details/reportofsemiannu00cali/page/42

WRI – "It's all in a name"
wri.org/news/its-all-name-how-boost-sales-plant-based-menu-items

JAMA – Turnwald, et al.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2630753

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