(n.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.
Thesaurus Entries
Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia orange, acorn, akee, alligator pear, ananas, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, bearberry, bilberry, bird seed, blackberry, cacao, candleberry, canistel, cantaloupe, capulin, casaba, checkerberry, cherimoya, cherry, citrange, citron, citrus, citrus fruit, civet fruit, crab apple, cranberry, currant, custard apple, damson, date, dewberry, elderberry, feijoa, fig, flaxseed, fruit, gooseberry, grain, grape, grapefruit, guanabana, guava, hayseed, honeydew, huckleberry, icaco, ilama, imbu, jaboticaba, jackfruit, jujube, kernel, kumquat, lemon, lime, lingonberry, linseed, litchi, loganberry, loquat, mammee apple, mandarin orange, mango, mangosteen, manzanilla, marang, mayapple, medlar, melon, mulberry, muscadine, muscat, muscatel, muskmelon, navel orange, nectarine, nut, nutmeg melon, olive, orange, papaw, papaya, passion fruit, peach, pear, persimmon, pineapple, pip, pippin, pit, plantain, plum, plumcot, pomegranate, prune, quince, raisin, rambutan, raspberry, red currant, seed, stone, strawberry, sugar apple, sugarplum, sweetsop, tangelo, tangerine, ugli fruit
