AVISION
A*vi"sion, n.
Defn: Vision. [Obs.] Chaucer.
AVISO
A*vi"so, n. Etym: [Sp.]
1. Information; advice.
2. An advice boat, or dispatch boat.
AVOCADO Av`o*ca"do, n. Etym: [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl: cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacaté, avocat, G. avogadobaum.]
Defn: The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; — called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter.
AVOCAT
Av`o*cat, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: An advocate.
AVOCATE Av"o*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. avocatus, p. p. of avocare; a, ab + vocare to call. Cf. Avoke, and see Vocal, a.]