peach

peach
I. noun Etymology: Middle English peche, from Anglo-French pesche, peche (the fruit), from Late Latin persica, from Latin (malum) persicum, literally, Persian fruit Date: 14th century 1. a. a low spreading freely branching Chinese tree (Prunus persica) of the rose family that has lanceolate leaves and sessile usually pink flowers and is widely cultivated in temperate areas for its edible fruit which is a single-seeded drupe with a hard central stone, a pulpy white or yellow flesh, and a thin fuzzy skin b. the edible fruit of the peach 2. a moderate yellowish pink 3. one resembling a peach (as in sweetness, beauty, or excellence) II. verb Etymology: Middle English pechen, short for apechen to accuse, from Anglo-French apecher, empecher to ensnare — more at impeach Date: 1560 transitive verb to inform against ; betray intransitive verb to turn informer ; blab

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