PEACH

I. noun Etymology: Middle English peche, from Anglo-French pesche, peche (the fruit), from Late Latin persica, from Latin (malum) persicum, literally, Persian fruit Date: 14th century 1. a low spreading freely branching Chinese tree ( Prunus persica ) of the rose family that has lanceolate leaves and sessile usually pink flowers and is widely cultivated in temperate areas for its edible fruit which is a single-seeded drupe with a hard central stone, a pulpy white or yellow flesh, and a thin fuzzy skin, the edible fruit of the ~, a moderate yellowish pink, one resembling a ~ (as in sweetness, beauty, or excellence), II. verb see: im~ Date: 1560 transitive verb to inform against ; betray , intransitive verb to turn informer ; blab