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apricot definition

ap·ri·cot (ap′ri kät′, ā′pri-)

noun

  1. a small, yellowish-orange fruit that is closely related to the peach and plum
  2. any of various prunus trees bearing this fruit
  3. a yellowish-orange color

Etymology: Fr abricot < Port albricoque < Ar al-birqūq < LGr praikokion < L praecoquum, early matured (fruit) < prae-, beforehand + coquere, ripen, cook

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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