apriplum
noun [ C ] uk/ˈeɪ.prɪ.plʌm/ us/ˈeɪ.prɪ.plʌm/
杏李果
a fruit that is a hybrid (= a mixture of two different types of plant or animal) of a plum and an apricot, and tastes more like an apricot
Plumcots and apriplums are first-generation hybrids between a plum and an apricot. 杏李果和李杏果是李树和杏树杂交生成的第一代水果。
Compare: plumcotpluotaprium
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- Natural apriplums have been known for hundreds of years in regions where both plums and apricots are grown from seed.
- At farmers markets, you may see a wide variety of stone fruits — pluots, plumcots, apriums, and apriplums.
- Use apriplums in pies, crumbles, salads, or any other dish that calls for stone fruit.
- The apriplum tree, unlike the plumcot tree, cannot reproduce by budding.