apricot

apricot
noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration of earlier abrecock, ultimately from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, ultimately from Latin (persicum) praecox, literally, early ripening (peach) — more at precocious Date: 1580 1. a. the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (Prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor b. a tree that bears apricots 2. a variable color averaging a moderate orange

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