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awkward?

"The modern avocado is thought to have estimated to have speciated " seems weird to me.Kdammers (talk) 19:43, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Scientific evidence from Huaca Prieta has been ignored altogether

I'd like to know the reason why the DNA and carbon dating evidence evidence found in Huaca Prieta has been completely ignored. This evidence points to Persea americana's origin in South America, in the Late Pleistocene. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5443642/ Are we letting some kind of nationalism get in the way of factual information? Milamianno22 (talk) 17:26, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rather than making unfounded insinuations, why don't you add this information to the article with the source? I'm busy doing other stuff. Carlstak (talk) 19:41, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I will Milamianno22 (talk) 03:28, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2025

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Add to Category:Mexican cuisine. 185.46.115.144 (talk) 10:08, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Typically raw goods (like fruit) aren't added to cuisine pages. It is definitely used in dishes in Mexican cuisine, and those dishes are under the category, but Avocados as a whole?? No. I also don't see a precedence in other fruit articles, such as Strawberry or Tomato. jolielover♥talk 13:16, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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~2026-72893-8 (talk) 15:19, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

avacados are pink

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. jolielover♥talk 15:49, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]