Apricot
Pronunciation : A"pri*cot
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirq, al-burq. 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. praecoquus, praecox, e
Definition : Defn: A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linn?us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913