apricot

/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/ noun B1

A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside. (countable, uncountable) · pickled apricots
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca. (countable, uncountable)
A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit. (countable, uncountable)
A dog with an orange-coloured coat. (countable, uncountable)
The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill. (countable, uncountable)

Plural apricots

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Last year I had four apricots—they stole one, I had one nectarine, only one—well, sir, they ate half of it on the wall; a splendid nectarine—I never ate a better.”

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 645 · C1

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apricot Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of... C2

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