Assertion: avocado | /r/HasProperty | nicknamed alligator pears
Facets:
value: by english colonists
type: OTHER
value: for pear shape
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Later nicknamed “alligator pears” by English colonists for their green, scale-like skin and pear shape, avocados have assimilated into North American culture to such a degree that there are now 80 Californian varieties