| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun apricot.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (apricot) | 1. Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach.[Wordnet]. 2. Downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach.[Wordnet]. 3. A shade of pink tinged with yellow.[Wordnet]. 4. 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.[Websters]. | |
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Date "apricots" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1605. (references) |
Specialty Definition: apricot
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Dream Interpretation | 1: To eat them signifies the near approach of calamitous influences. If others eat them, your surroundings will be unpleasant and disagreeable to your fancies. A friend says; "Apricots denote that you have been wasting time over trifles or small things of no value." 2: Dreams of seeing apricots growing, denote that the future, though seemingly rosy hued, holds masked bitterness and sorrow for you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | ||
| Statistics | A juicy soft fruit, smaller than a peach, of an orange-yellow color. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: apricot
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Apricot bar | Fruit bar containing apricot jam. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Apricot Computers | Apricot Computers was a British manufacturer of business personal computers, originally founded in 1965 as Applied Computer Techniques. (references) | ||
| Apricot kernels | Apricot kernels are, like most nuts and seeds, very nutritious. Among the nutrients they contain is one called amygdalin, which is also known as vitamin B17. This attacks cancer cells, and thus can help prevent cancer from breaking out in our bodies. (references) | ||
| Apricot PC | The Apricot PC was Apricot Computers' first IBM PC compatible personal computer made for business use. It had two 3.5" floppy drives, a keyboard with an LCD display. It was released in 1983, and achieved phenomenal success in the UK. (references) | ||
| Apricot Portable | Apricot Portable was Apricot Computers' attempt at a portable computer, first released in 1984. It had a 3.5" floppy drive, 4.77MHz CPU and 256KB RAM. It was the first computer to use a 80-column/25-line LCD display and speech recognition for input/output. (references) | ||
| Apricot sauce | For Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Apricot tree | Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Black apricot | Small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Common apricot | Temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Dried apricot | Apricots preserved by drying. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Electric Apricot | A mocumentary film by Primus lead-man Les Claypool (who goes by the name 'Lapdog'), featuring himself as well as others using pseudonyms. The band has been playing occasional shows, unannounced, in the California area for footage. (references) | ||
| Gawith Apricot | Gawith Apricot is a type of snuff, produced by Pöschl Tabak (Germany). Very common in Europe, it's known from strong, refreshing apricot flavour. It is sold per 10 grams tins, produced under license. (references) | ||
| Japanese apricot | Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Purple apricot | Small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: apricots
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Irish Apricots | Literature | Potatoes. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| IRISH APRICOTS | Slang in 1811 | IRISH APRICOTS. Potatoes. It is a common joke against the Irish vessels, to say they are loaded with fruit and timber, that is, potatoes and broomsticks. Irish assurance; a bold forward behaviour: as being dipt in the river Styx was formerly supposed to r. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: apricot
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| APRICOT | English | Agriculture-privatisation and cooperatives | N/A | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: apricot | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Apricot | 53 | Apricot | 53 | |
| Apricot Sakuraba | 15 | Apricot (alternative meanings) | 2 | |
| Apricot (color) | 15 | Apricot (color) | 15 | |
| List of apricot diseases | 12 | Apricot brandy | 4 | |
| Apricot Computers | 10 | Apricot Computers | 10 | |
| Apricot kernel | 9 | Apricot File | 2 | |
| Kaitou Apricot | 5 | Apricot kernel | 9 | |
| Apricot Morning | 4 | Apricot Morning | 4 | |
| Apricot oil | 4 | Apricot oil | 4 | |
| Apricot brandy | 4 | Apricot PC | 3 | |
| Apricot Portable | 3 | Apricot Portable | 3 | |
| Gawith Apricot | 3 | Apricot Sakuraba | 15 | |
| Apricot PC | 3 | Gawith Apricot | 3 | |
| Apricot File | 2 | Kaitou Apricot | 5 | |
| Apricot (alternative meanings) | 2 | List of apricot diseases | 12 | |
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