plumcot

English

Etymology

Blend of plum +‎ apricot

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplʌm.kɒt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplʌm.kɑt/
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Noun

plumcot (plural plumcots)

  1. A hybrid fruit of plum and apricot.
    • 2007 July 11, Florence Fabricant, “Food Stuff”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      These fruits are in season now, along with the plumcot, 50 percent plum and 50 percent apricot, which has been sold on a limited basis until now.
    • 1898, Report/Maryland State Horticultural Society:
      He also sent us specimens of what he calls the "plumcot" — a cross between the plum and the apricot.

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