Avocado-shaped Crossword Clue

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Avocado-shaped Crossword Answer

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OVATE

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(adjective)
1. rounded like an egg
(noun)
1. a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHAPED (adjective)
1. shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
AVOCADO (noun)
1. tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits
2. a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
AVOCADO (adjective)
1. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

OVATE
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