persea

IPA: pɝsˈi

Root Word: Persea

Obsolete form of Persia. [(historical, archaic) The former term referring to Iran in the West.]

Examples of "persea" in Sentences

I have seen the things over which the persea tree spreadeth [its branches] within Re-stau.
In the tree, any tree, acacia or persea, Mannhardt wishes to recognise the Sun-tree of the Lett songs.
Bright shall your breast be with the flower of the persea, and your tresses anointed heavy with sweet odor.
Willows are decreasing in number, and the persea, one of the sacred trees of Ancient Egypt, is now only to be found in gardens.
Nay, he outwitted the Gods, he made night into day, he lived out twice his years, with revel and love and wine in the lamp-lit groves of persea trees.
Hoja de aguacate (avocado leaf) persea americana: Both fresh and dried avocado leaves, with thier licorace-like aroma, are used to season mixiotes, soups, chicken and fish dishes, and beans.
Evidently, the mastodons were not the only ones with a taste for the velvety flesh of persea americana, because by 6,000 BC the inhabitants of Tehuacan were cultivating the fruit, resulting in a larger size and an oval, rather than round, seed shape.