Apricot Definition

ăprĭ-kŏt, āprĭ-
apricots
noun
apricots
A deciduous tree (Prunus armeniaca) native to Asia, having alternate leaves and clusters of usually white flowers.
American Heritage
A small, yellowish-orange fruit that is closely related to the peach and plum.
Webster's New World
The edible orange-yellow fruit of this tree.
American Heritage
Any of various prunus trees bearing this fruit.
Webster's New World
A moderate, light, or strong orange to strong orange-yellow.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
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Other Word Forms of Apricot

Noun

Singular:
apricot
Plural:
apricots

Origin of Apricot

  • Alteration (under the influence of French abricot) of apricock, itself an alteration (under influence of Latin apricum (“sunny place”)) of abrecock, from dialectal Catalan abrecoc, abercoc, variant of standard albercoc, from Arabic البرقوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκία (berikokkia) (pl.), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκιον (praikokion), from Late Latin (persica) præcocia (pl.), (mālum) præcoquum, neuter of Latin (persicum) præcox, literally 'over-ripe peach'.

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of earlier abrecock ultimately from Arabic al-barqūq the plum al- the barqūq plum (from Greek praikokion apricot) (from Latin praecoquus ripe early) (prae- pre-) (coquere to cook, ripen pekw- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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