peachˈ-bloomˈ noun

1. The powdery bloom on a peach
2. A similar appearance on the face, on pottery, etc
3. A peach flower (also peach blossom)
4. Its pinkish colour
5. A moth with wings so coloured (Thyatira batis)

adjective

Of the colour of or resembling peach-bloom

peachˈ-blow noun

A pinkish glaze on porcelain, esp Chinese porcelain (also adjective)

peach brandy noun

A spirit distilled from the fermented juice of the peach

peachˈ-coloured adjective

Of the colour of a ripe peach (yellowish, tinged with red) or of peach blossom (pink)

peach Melba noun

A dish named in honour of the Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba, consisting of peach halves served with ice cream and usu a raspberry sauce

peachˈ-palm noun

The pupunha, a S American palm (Bactris or Guilielma) with an edible fruit like a peach in appearance

peachˈ-stone noun

peachˈ-tree noun

peachˈ-water noun

A flavouring extract from peach-leaves

peachˈ-wood noun

1. The wood of the peach-tree
2. Nicaragua wood (genus Caesalpinia)

peachˈ-yellˈows noun

A virus disease that turns peach-leaves yellow and kills the tree