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apricot 音標拼音: ['eprək ,ɑt] n. 杏子,杏色
a. 杏色的 杏子,杏色杏色的 apricot n 1: Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach [ synonym: { apricot}, { apricot tree}] 2: downy yellow to rosy- colored fruit resembling a small peach 3: a shade of pink tinged with yellow [ synonym: { yellowish pink}, { apricot}, { peach}, { salmon pink}] Apricot \ A" pri* cot\, n. [ OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirq[= u] q, al- burq[= u] q. 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 Linn[ ae] us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. [ 1913 Webster] |
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