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Definition of Apricot

1. Noun. Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach.

2. Noun. Downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach.

3. Noun. A shade of pink tinged with yellow.

Definition of Apricot

1. n. A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnæus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.

Definition of Apricot

1. an edible fruit [n -S]

Medical Definition of Apricot

1. A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange colour, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. Origin: OE. Apricock, abricot, F. Abricot, fr. Sp. Albaricoque or Pg. Albricoque, fr. Ar. Albirqq, al-burqq. Though the E. And F. Form abricot is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr, pl. (Diosc. C. 1000) fr. L. Praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E. Form apricock was prob. Taken direct from Pg. See Precocious, Cook. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apricot

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