APRICOT

Apricot

The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.

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apricot

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
  3. A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
  4. A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
  5. the junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.

Adjective

  1. Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.


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