pluot

[ ploo-ot ]

noun

plumcot.

Origin of pluot

¹

First recorded in 1985–90; plu(m) + (apric)ot

Words Nearby pluot

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How to use pluot in a sentence

A pluot is a hybrid of plum and apricot, dominated by plummy characteristics and lighter on the apricot.
The Secrets of Hybrid Fruit | Stacey Slate | January 22, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The pluot, for instance, is legally different from another apricot-plum hybrid, the “Dinosaur Egg,” sold on the market today.
The Secrets of Hybrid Fruit | Stacey Slate | January 22, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

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