[apri.cot] n, often attrib [alter. of earlier abrecock, ultim. fr. Ar al-birquq the apricot, ultim. fr. L (persicum) praecox, lit., early ripening (peach)--more at precocious] (1551) 1 a: the oval orange-colored fruit of a temperate-zone tree (Prunus armeniaca) resembling the related peach and plum in flavor b: a tree that bears apricots
2: a variable color averaging a moderate orange