Definition of apricots Apricots

/æˈpɹʌkɑˌts/ - [atprukats] -

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Noun Plural: apricots
apricot - Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
		apricot tree
		fruit tree tree bearing edible fruit
		genus prunus, prunus a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions
		japanese apricot, mei, prunus mume Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
		common apricot, prunus armeniaca temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
apricot - downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
		edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
apricot - a shade of pink tinged with yellow
		yellowish pink, peach, salmon pink
		pink a light shade of red

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apricot (Noun)
A round sweet and juicy stone fruit , resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
apricot (Noun)
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca .
apricot (Noun)
A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
apricot (Noun)
sniper slang the junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
apricot (Adjective)
Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.

apricot (n.)
A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.

apricot
ā′pri-kot, n. a fruit of the plum kind, roundish, pubescent, orange-coloured, of a rich aromatic flavour—older form A′pricock. [Port. albricoque (Fr. abricot)—Ar. al-birquq. But bīrquq is a corr. of Late Gr. praikokion, which is simply the L. præcoquum or præcox, early ripe; the form is perh. due to a fancied connection with L. apricus, sunny. See Precocious.]