plumcot

plumcot
/plum"kot/, n.
1. a hybrid tree produced by crossing the apricot and the plum.
2. the fruit of this tree.
[PLUM1 + (APRI)COT]

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  • Peacotum — A peacotum is a peach/apricot/plum hybrid, said to taste similar to fruit punch, trademarked by Zaiger s Genetics, a company that develops novel fruit through deliberate hybridization. An application to trademark the name nectacotum in the USA… …   Wikipedia

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