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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Apricot \A"pri*cot\, n. [OE. apricock abricot F. abricot fr Sp albaricoque or Pg albricoque fr Ar albirq[=u]q, al-burq[=u]q. 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 praiko`kia, pl (Diosc. c. 100) fr L. praecoquus praecox, early ripe. The older E. form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg See {Precocious}, {Cook}.] (Bot.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also the tree ({Prunus Armeniaca} of Linn[ae]us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: apricot n 1: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible peachlike fruit [syn: {apricot tree}] 2: downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach 3: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish pink}, {peach}, {salmon pink}]
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