Definition for Apricot:

• [= a]' pri-kot, n. a fruit of the plum kind, roundish, pubescent, orange-coloured, of a rich aromatic flavour-- older form A'PRICOCK. [ Port. albricoque ( Fr. abricot)-- Ar. al-birquq. But b[= i]rquq is a corr. of Late Gr. praikokion, which is simply the L. præcoquum or præcox, early ripe; the form is perh. due to a fancied connection with L. apricus, sunny. See PRECOCIOUS.]

Synonyms for Apricot:

• n.

  •apricot (noun)
  • peach,
  • yellowish pink,
  • apricot tree,
  • salmon pink.
  •colors (noun)
  • cyan,
  • primrose,
  • purple,
  • brown,
  • gold,
  • sapphire,
  • lilac,
  • redness,
  • bronze,
  • mustard,
  • gunmetal,
  • cobalt,
  • turquoise,
  • claret,
  • teal,
  • periwinkle,
  • oatmeal,
  • buff,
  • fuchsia,
  • burgundy,
  • terra cotta,
  • navy,
  • chocolate,
  • aqua,
  • verdure,
  • ocher,
  • rose,
  • blue,
  • green,
  • gray,
  • coffee,
  • ruby,
  • sepia,
  • khaki,
  • jade,
  • sienna,
  • violet,
  • aquamarine,
  • cream,
  • red,
  • tan,
  • rust,
  • royal blue,
  • crimson,
  • white,
  • yellow,
  • black,
  • silver,
  • powder blue,
  • biscuit.
  •food (noun)
  • apricot.
  •fruit (noun)
  • cantaloupe,
  • tangerine,
  • cranberry,
  • blueberry,
  • raspberry,
  • banana,
  • melon,
  • passion fruit,
  • raisin,
  • prune,
  • watermelon,
  • nectarine,
  • plum,
  • loganberry,
  • tamarind,
  • date,
  • berry,
  • olive,
  • gooseberry,
  • currant,
  • grape,
  • mango,
  • grapefruit,
  • pomegranate,
  • casaba melon,
  • blackberry,
  • guava,
  • strawberry,
  • pineapple.
  •fruits (noun)
  • greengage,
  • bilberry,
  • rose hip,
  • plum tomato,
  • ackee,
  • litchi,
  • cooking apple,
  • calabash,
  • eating apple,
  • red currant,
  • honeydew melon,
  • jackfruit,
  • hip,
  • golden raisin,
  • sloe,
  • crab apple,
  • tomato,
  • elderberry,
  • persimmon,
  • durian,
  • black currant,
  • mandarin orange,
  • kiwi,
  • starfruit,
  • huckleberry,
  • pawpaw,
  • tsamma,
  • russet,
  • plantain,
  • blood orange,
  • cherry tomato,
  • damson,
  • gourd,
  • maraschino,
  • lychee,
  • clementine,
  • navel orange,
  • maraschino cherry,
  • kiwi fruit,
  • beefsteak tomato,
  • rhubarb.
  •tree (noun)
  • cottonwood,
  • acacia,
  • magnolia,
  • larch,
  • mountain ash,
  • ash,
  • beech,
  • eucalyptus,
  • fig,
  • elm,
  • butternut,
  • mahogany,
  • redwood,
  • alder,
  • dogwood,
  • willow,
  • teak,
  • balsa,
  • maple,
  • lemon,
  • almond,
  • chestnut,
  • tamarack,
  • walnut,
  • papaya,
  • elder,
  • cassia,
  • ebony,
  • tree,
  • rosewood,
  • cashew,
  • cedar,
  • citron,
  • sandalwood,
  • avocado,
  • poplar,
  • apple,
  • banyan,
  • hickory,
  • mulberry,
  • birch,
  • sequoia,
  • linden,
  • juniper,
  • balsam,
  • gum,
  • lime,
  • palm,
  • ironwood,
  • mangrove,
  • pear,
  • cypress,
  • aspen,
  • coconut,
  • pecan,
  • spruce,
  • sycamore,
  • weeping willow,
  • fir,
  • mimosa,
  • pine,
  • yew,
  • laurel,
  • cherry,
  • locust,
  • quince,
  • oak,
  • breadfruit.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • brandy,
  • pie.

Apricot Sentence Examples:

• " Some of us who suffer have our purgatory here," said her sister, helping herself to an apricot.

• An apricot or two might have been taken, and perhaps an assault made on an unripe peach.

Homophones for Apricot:

• affricate, appreciate, afforest, affright, average out, average cost, abreast, approach shot, abrogate, appressed, apiarist, abreact, aforesaid, aphorist, appreciated.

Holonyms for Apricot:

• n.

  • food
    common apricot, Prunus Armeniaca.
  • plant
    Genus Prunus, prunus.

Hypernym for Apricot:

• n.

  • plant
    Japanese Apricot, purple apricot, common apricot, Prunus Armeniaca, mei, Prunus Dasycarpa, black apricot, Prunus Mume.

Hyponym for Apricot:

• n.

  • food
    edible fruit.
  • plant
    fruit tree.