[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

apricot \a"pricot\, n. oe. apricock, abricot, f. abricot, fr.
   sp. albaricoque or pg. albricoque, fr. ar. albirq=uq,
   al-burq=uq. 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
   linnaeus which bears this fruit. by cultivation it has
   been introduced throughout the temperate zone.
   1913 webster
see also:
precocious cook prunus armeniaca 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

apricot
     n 1: asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and
          edible fruit resembling the peach syn: apricot tree
     2: downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
     3: a shade of pink tinged with yellow syn: yellowish pink, peach,
         salmon pink
see also:
apricot tree yellowish pink peach salmon pink 

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