pluot
noun [ C ] trademark uk/ˈpluː.ɒt/ us/ˈpluː.ɑːt/
(pluot牌的)李杏
a trademark for a fruit that is a hybrid (= a mixture of two different types of plant or animal) of a plum and an apricot, and is more similar to a plum
A California fruit hybridizer invented the pluot by crossing a plum with an apricot. 加州的一位水果杂交专家将李子与杏子杂交,培育出了pluot牌李杏。
Compare: apriumplumcotapriplum
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- The new fruits include the pluot, a cross between an apricot and a plum.
- The Nectacotum Pluot is a combination of nectarine and pluot, which is itself a cross between plums and apricots.
- Breeders take the shape and texture of plums and mix it up with the fragrance and flavour of apricots to get a sweet and juicy pluot.
- The pluot is a fruit that is available throughout the summer.