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apricots

The correct spelling is apricots.

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noun

Say it like: Apr-ico-ts

The correct spelling is apricots. A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.

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noun

  1. 1.A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
  2. 2.The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
  3. 3.A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
  4. 4.A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
  5. 5.The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.

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