What is Apricot?
{{Automatic taxobox |name = Apricot |image = Apricot and cross section.jpg |image_caption = Apricot and its cross-section |taxon = Prunus sect. Armeniaca |authority = ([[Scop.]]) [[Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Koch|Koch]] |subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] |subdivision = |}} [[File:Apricots2.jpg|thumb|Two apricots, with a branch of apricots in the background]] An '''apricot''' is a drupe fruit. It is closely related to the [[plum]]. == Description == The apricot comes from a small to medium-sized [[tree]], {{convert|8|to|12|m}} tall, with a trunk up to 40 centimetres in diameter with spreading, dense [[Canopy (biology)|canopy]]; [[leaf|leaves]] are shaped somewhat like a heart (cute!), with pointed tips, about 8 centimetres (3 inches) wide. Apricots contain many nutrients but is highest in vitamin C and potassium. A single apricot contains approximately 3.5 grams of [[vitamin C]] and 91 grams of [[potassium]]. * '''Flowers''': [[Flower]]s are white to pinkish in color. * '''Fruit''': The [[fruit]] has only one [[seed]]; the color runs from yellow to orange and may have a red cast; the surface of the fruit is smooth and nearly hairless. ==Related pages== * [[List of fruits]] == Other websites == {{wikispecies|Prunus armeniaca}} * [http://www.apricotseeds.org www.apricotseeds.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060128040513/http://www.apricotseeds.org/ |date=2006-01-28 }} – includes information on medicinal uses of apricot seeds * [http://kayisi-cekirdegi.kurutma.net Apricot Kernel products] – About Apricot Kernel * [http://www.scintro.com Scintro fruit book] – All about fruits * [https://www.calorietarget.com/calorietarget/apricot/?pf=1 Apricot Nutrition Facts] {{Fruits}} {{Multistub|biology|food}} [[Category:Prunus]] [[Category:National symbols of Armenia]]