pluot

noun
/ˈpluːɒt/UK/ˈpluɑt/US

Etymology

Blend of plum + apricot. Compare the earlier plumcot.

  1. derived from (persica) praecocia
  2. derived from βερικοκκία — “apricot tree
  3. derived from بَرْقُوق — “plums
  4. derived from abrecoc
  5. compounded as pluot — “plum + apricot

Definitions

  1. A hybrid fruit resulting from the crossbreeding of a Japanese plum and an apricot,…

    A hybrid fruit resulting from the crossbreeding of a Japanese plum and an apricot, exhibiting predominantly plumlike characteristics rather thatn those of the apricot.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA