pluotn.

Brit.

/ˈpluːɒt/, U.S.

/ˈpluˌɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plum n., apricot n.

Etymology: < plu- (in plum n.) + -ot (in apricot n.). Compare earlier plumcot n.The fruit was developed by Floyd Zaiger (compare quot. 1988) and came on the market in 1989.

A proprietary name for: (the fruit of) a complex hybrid between the Japanese plum, Prunus salicina (which provides a greater proportion of the parentage), and the apricot, Prunus armeniaca. Cf. plumcot n.

ΚΠ

1988 N.Y. Times 7 Aug. vi. 62/1 ‘Primarily we work with peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots.’ Lately the focus has been on the last two; Zaiger is cross-pollinating them, and what he has dubbed ‘pluots’ are on the way.

1991 Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery Catal. Winter 28 Pluots, 75% plum parentage and the Aprium which is 75% apricot. Pluots require a pollenizer such as another Pluot or Santa Rosa Plum.

2001 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 19 Sept. (Accent section) d1/4 The pluots' pale-red peels had peachy dots and streaks.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pluot
释义	pluotn. Brit. /ˈpluːɒt/, U.S. /ˈpluˌɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plum n., apricot n. Etymology: < plu- (in plum n.) + -ot (in apricot n.). Compare earlier plumcot n.The fruit was developed by Floyd Zaiger (compare quot. 1988) and came on the market in 1989. A proprietary name for: (the fruit of) a complex hybrid between the Japanese plum, Prunus salicina (which provides a greater proportion of the parentage), and the apricot, Prunus armeniaca. Cf. plumcot n. ΚΠ 1988 N.Y. Times 7 Aug. vi. 62/1 ‘Primarily we work with peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots.’ Lately the focus has been on the last two; Zaiger is cross-pollinating them, and what he has dubbed ‘pluots’ are on the way. 1991 Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery Catal. Winter 28 Pluots, 75% plum parentage and the Aprium which is 75% apricot. Pluots require a pollenizer such as another Pluot or Santa Rosa Plum. 2001 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 19 Sept. (Accent section) d1/4 The pluots' pale-red peels had peachy dots and streaks. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1988
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