Definition of Apricat
A"pri*cot, n. [OE. apricock,
abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg.
albricoque, fr. Ar. albirqūq, al-burqūq.
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 Linnæus)
which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout
the temperate zone.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A stone fruit.
- Fruit bearing tree of the species Prunus armeniaca.
- (colour) A pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
apricot colour:
- (colour) of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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