Apricot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  apricot
       n 1: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and
            edible fruit resembling the peach [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}]