black apricot
- noun
- Indian
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albaricoque negro
- Unlike regular apricots, the black apricot produces purple fruit with a distinct flavor.
Examples
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I bought a black apricot from the farmer's market.
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The black apricot tree blooms in early spring.
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Farmers in Asia Minor value the black apricot for its resistance to certain diseases.
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The orchard recently planted several black apricot trees to diversify their fruit selection.
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Farmers in Asia Minor value the black apricot for its resistance to certain diseases.
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The orchard recently planted several black apricot trees to diversify their fruit selection.
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Unlike regular apricots, the black apricot produces purple fruit with a distinct flavor.
Synonyms
A small hybrid apricot tree from Asia with purple twigs, white flowers, and small purple fruit
A small fruit tree with purple twigs, white flowers, and purple fruit grown mainly for its looks
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: a B1 learner who knows 'black' and 'apricot' will infer it denotes a kind/variety of apricot characterized by a dark or blackish color. The construction follows common cross-linguistic patterns for color + noun and is therefore immediately comprehensible, even if specific botanical details require specialist knowledge.
Etymology
Black apricot may get its name from the tree's dark look, because its twigs and often its fruit are purple dark. People called it 'black' to mean dark, so the name helps you remember this small apricot with purple fruit from parts of Asia.
