Meaning of APRICOT
| Pronunciation: | | 'apru`kât
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- [n] a shade of pink tinged with yellow
- [n] downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
- [n] Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
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| | Synonyms: | | apricot tree, peach, salmon pink, yellowish pink |
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| | See Also: | | black apricot, common apricot, common apricot, edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Prunus, Japanese apricot, mei, pink, Prunus, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus armeniaca, Prunus dasycarpa, Prunus mume, purple apricot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Definition: | | Seeing an apricot in your dream means that you have to prepare yourself for receiving bad news of deceipt, misfortune and sorrow.You might be in a difficult situation and not seeing the end of it. |
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