aprium

aprium
A fruit created by crossing an apricot and a plum, two-thirds apricot and one-third plum

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  • Aprium — An aprium, a relatively recent creation that was produced in the late 1980s by Floyd Zaiger. Apriums are complex crosses of plums and apricots, requiring several generations of crosses to create a new fruit.Comprised genetically of ¼ plum and ¾… …   Wikipedia

  • aprium — /ˈæprium/ (say apreeuhm) noun a variety of fruit, developed by crossing an apricot with a plum and then crossing it back to an apricot, resulting in three quarters apricot and one quarter plum; resembling apricots but with a sweeter taste.… …  

  • Pluot — A pluot ( plü ot ) is a tradename for a fruit developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger. [ [http://www.wordspy.com/words/pluot.asp] ] In the United States, the fruit is known by most regulatory agencies as an interspecific plum. [… …   Wikipedia

  • 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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  • pluot — (PLOO.awt) n. A fruit created by cross pollinating a plum and an apricot in such a way that the resulting hybrid has dominant plum characteristics. Example Citations: Measure H, which bans the propagation, cultivation, raising and growing of… …   New words

  • Plum — For other uses, see Plum (disambiguation). Plum A plum whole and split Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Floyd Zaiger — Infobox Scientist image width = 150px name = Floyd Zaiger caption = birth date = 1926 birth place = Nebraska death date = death place = residence = Modesto, California, USA citizenship = nationality = ethnicity = field = Biology Pomology Fruit… …   Wikipedia

  • Zaiger's Genetics — Zaiger s Genetics, of Modesto, California, is a company internationally acclaimed for their prolific tree fruit breeding enterprise. Their slogan is a family organized to improve fruit worldwide .Floyd Zaiger is joined in the company by his wife… …   Wikipedia

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