ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APRICOT
Earlier apricock, from Portuguese ( albricoque) or Spanish, from Arabic al-birqūq the apricot, from Late Greek praikokion, from Latin praecox early-ripening.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APRICOT»
Discover the use of
apricot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
apricot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
An apricot falls to the ground and becomes a thing to be examined by insects, eaten by villainous hen, and covered by the processes of nature to grow again. Each page introduces a new letter of the alphabet.
Marion Halligan at her lighthearted and wryly humorous best in a tale of mystery and murder, of beauty and yearning, and of a surprising love.
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Apricot Jam: And Other Stories
These groundbreaking stories? interconnected and juxtaposed using an experimental method Solzhenitsyn referred to as ?binaryOCO?join SolzhenitsynOCOs already available work as some of the most powerful literature of the twentieth century.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 2011
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Asian American Studies: A Reader
For hours, I lie here and observe the branches of the apricot tree that I slept under
. I have recently made a promise not to sleep under any tree more than once.
This third tree, so far, has the most complicated structure to remember. I get up
and ...
Jean Yu-wen Shen Wu, Min Song, 2000
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Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae
Genomics-Based Opportunities in Apricot Kevin M. Folta and Susan E. Gardiner
1 Introduction Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is in many ways similar to peach.
The two crops share common physical traits, such as highly familiar fruit forms,
that ...
Kevin M. Folta, Susan E. Gardiner, 2009
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An
Apricot Year: A Novel
When traditional Green Bay housewife Luli Russell goes on a trip to New Mexico for a month of painting lessons as a gift from her husband and children, a chance encounter brings her into contact with a group of people that will change her ...
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Scented
Apricot Flowers:
hands' investigations, Tang and Lanhua had confidence to produce canned
apricot jam. And they also tried to make the apricot wine. In the Kaba village, the
villagers worried about their apricots. “Tang, ason of bitch!”Laueven was cursing
...
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Handbook of Plant Virus Diseases
Fridlund and Bottorff (1968) found that PsDV apricot strain causes apricot
gummosis, observed first in 1947 in Washington state (U.S.)- PsDV may cause
severe damage locally with up to 50% incidence in some orchards. Necrotic
spots occur ...
Dragoljub D. Sutic, Richard E. Ford, Malisa T. Tosic, 1999
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Popcorn Poppin' on the
Apricot Tree
When Annie Peters is age 8, her mother is committed to a mental institution. Although she and her siblings can see their father on Sundays, they are removed from his custody and placed in a Catholic orphanage.
Karen Fox returns to the family homestead after her father's suicide and discovers it has become the locus of a malignant Mayan plant demon.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APRICOT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
apricot is used in the context of the following news items.
Green Plate Special: Use stone fruit pits to give desserts a haunting …
The first time I made apricot pit jam, I had that feeling in spades. (Just add a couple apricot kernels to the bubbling fruit. The resulting jam tastes ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
Moscow Armenians to hold Apricot Festival
YEREVAN, July 3. / ARKA /. The Union of Armenians of Russia, with the support of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations, the ... «Arka News Agency, Jul 15»
Ornella Muti, Nastassja Kinski To Attend Golden Apricot …
YEREVAN–Ornella Muti and Nastassja Kinski will be guests of honor at the 12th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan, ... «Asbarez Armenian News, Jul 15»
Decrease expected French apricot production
On the 1st June 2015, apricot production was predicted to reach 165,700 tons, i.e. 6% below the 2014 harvest but 6% above the 2010-2014 ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
Ornella Muti and Nastasya Kinski are guests of this year's Golden …
The 12th international film festival “Golden Apricot” has prepared a unique surprise for movie-lovers. Actors Ornella Muti, Patrick Shene and ... «Armenpress.am, Jul 15»
Ornella Muti, Nastassja Kinski guests of honor at Golden Apricot …
Within the frames of the Golden Apricot, the film Swann in Love with Ornella ... This year's retrospective screening of teh Golden Apricot Film ... «Public Radio of Armenia, Jul 15»
Lucy Mecklenburgh wears an apricot-coloured ensemble in …
But former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh clearly knows how to keep her cool, both literally and metaphorically, as she proved when she ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Grand Valley Grows Best Apricot Crop Since 2012
Apricot trees are a bit temperamental in the Grand Valley. They bloom a month earlier than peach trees, making them the first fruits to die if the ... «WesternSlopeNow, Jul 15»
Barbecued ribs with apricot-ancho glaze
Barbecued spare ribs with an apricot-ancho glaze, are rich, sweet and as smoky as one could hope for. Grilling sweet corn concentrates its ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
Recipe: Chicken roll with apricot and macadamia stuffing
This dish turns two chicken breasts into a stuffed and roasted roll that is delicious both hot and cold. A packet mix forms the base of the easy ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
