apricot
noun
apri·cot ˈa-prə-ˌkät 
ˈā-
ˈā- often attributive
1
a
: the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (Prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor
b
: a tree that bears apricots
2
: a variable color averaging a moderate orange
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Her favorite part of Saltivka were the apricot trees. 
Washington Post, 7 May 2022 That just makes this 12-room country hotel, housed in an apricot-pink villa from the 19th century, feel like even more of a discovery. Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022 Details of the ceremony were kept super-secret, but there was a children's choir, a paper lantern sendoff over the river and a sour cream wedding cake with peach-apricot preserves. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022 His dad’s 17 acres came with 125 mature apricot trees, but, over the past few years, Eskelsen has planted 3,000 young trees that are at risk. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021 Loquat: From East Asia, this small to medium evergreen tree sports tropical-looking leaves, an apricot-like fruit and does well in dry Northwest summers. oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021 The palate develops into some sweet apricot and vanilla notes, and finishes gently despite its 100 proof. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2021 In theory, the warmer, shorter winter opens up new possibilities for the garden, allowing landscapes to become alive with such things as the misnamed autumn-flowering cherry tree, witch hazels, camellias, Japanese flowering apricot and snowdrops. Washington Post, 2 June 2021 The choices include forsythia, various willows and Japanese flowering quince, as well as a range of prunus, specifically Japanese flowering apricot, flowering plum, flowering cherry and fruiting peach. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021 See More
Washington Post, 7 May 2022 That just makes this 12-room country hotel, housed in an apricot-pink villa from the 19th century, feel like even more of a discovery. Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022 Details of the ceremony were kept super-secret, but there was a children's choir, a paper lantern sendoff over the river and a sour cream wedding cake with peach-apricot preserves. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022 His dad’s 17 acres came with 125 mature apricot trees, but, over the past few years, Eskelsen has planted 3,000 young trees that are at risk. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2021 Loquat: From East Asia, this small to medium evergreen tree sports tropical-looking leaves, an apricot-like fruit and does well in dry Northwest summers. oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021 The palate develops into some sweet apricot and vanilla notes, and finishes gently despite its 100 proof. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2021 In theory, the warmer, shorter winter opens up new possibilities for the garden, allowing landscapes to become alive with such things as the misnamed autumn-flowering cherry tree, witch hazels, camellias, Japanese flowering apricot and snowdrops. Washington Post, 2 June 2021 The choices include forsythia, various willows and Japanese flowering quince, as well as a range of prunus, specifically Japanese flowering apricot, flowering plum, flowering cherry and fruiting peach. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier abrecock, ultimately from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, ultimately from Latin (persicum) praecox, literally, early ripening (peach) — more at precocious
First Known Use
1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
apricot
noun
apri·cot ˈa-prə-ˌkät
ˈā-
: a small oval orange-colored fruit that looks like the related peach and plum
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