Rosaceae

Apricot

Prunus armeniaca L.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus

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Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) — FlowerPhoto: Валя Айникеева, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (127)

ab: Аҷарам
ady: Зэндэлэ
aeb: مشماش, Mech'mèch'a
Afrikaans: Appelkoos
Albanian: Kajsia
Amharic: የባሕር ኮክ
Arabic: مشمش, البرقوق, المشمش
Aragonese: Abrecoquer, Abrecoquera, Abrecoquero, Abricoquer, Abricoquera, Abricoquero, Abricot, Abricote
Armenian: Ծիրան
arz: مشمش
Assamese: প্ৰুনাছ আৰ্মেনিয়াকা
Asturian: Albaricocal
azb: اریک
Azerbaijani: Adi ərik
Bangla: প্রুনাস আর্মেনিয়াকা
bar: Marün, Aprikose, Marille, Marillnbam
Basque: Abrikotondo, Abrikot, Albertxiko, Arbeletxeko
Belarusian: Абрыкос, Марэля
Bosnian: Kajsija
Bulgarian: Кайсия, Кайсии
Cantonese: 杏
Catalan: Albercoquer, Albercoc, Albercocs, Aubercoc, Aubercoquer, Roig de Rosselló
cdo: Hâing
ce: Túrk, Туьрк
Central Kurdish: قەیسی
Cherokee: ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎠᏓᏛᏍᎩ, ᏓᎶᏂᎨᎢ ᎠᏓᏛᏍᎩ
Chinese: 杏, 归勒斯, 杏树, 杏花, 野杏, 新疆野杏, 杏子, 普通杏
chy: Ová'kemene
Corsican: Baracucca
Croatian: Marelica, Kajsija
Czech: Meruňka obecná, Meruňka
Danish: Abrikos
dsb: Aprikozowy bom
Dutch: Abrikoos, Abrikozen
English: Apricot, Apricot tree, Wild apricot
Esperanto: Abrikotarbo
Estonian: Harilik aprikoosipuu, Aprikoosipuu
Filipino: Aprikot, Amerniaca vulgaris, Apricot, Armenian plum
Finnish: Aprikoosi, Hedelmäaprikoosi
French: Abricotier
frr: Aprikoos
Galician: Albaricoqueiro
Georgian: Გარგარი
German: Aprikose, Marille, Aprikosen, Aprikosenbaum, Malete, Marillen, Marillenbaum
grc: Βερικοκκία
Greek: Προυνούς Αρμενιάκα, Βερίκοκο
gv: Apricoc
Haitian Creole: Zabriko, Abriko, Abriko peyi
Hebrew: משמש, מישמיש, מישמש
Hindi: ख़ुबानी, ख़ुबानियों, ख़ुबानीयों, खुबानी, खुबानी कैंसर रोधी विटामिन बी-17 का सबसे बड़ा त्रोत
hsb: Aprikozowc
Hungarian: Kajszibarack, Kajszi, Kajszin, Sárgabarack
hyw: Ծիրան
Icelandic: Apríkósa
Indonesian: Aprikot
inh: ГӀамгӀа
io: Abrikoto
Irish: Crann aibreog
Italian: Albicocco
Japanese: アンズ, あんず, カラモモ, ホンアンズ, 唐桃, 杏, 杏子
kaa: Yerik
Kazakh: Өрік
kbd: Курхьэ
Korean: 살구나무, 살구
krc: Шаптал терек
Kurdish: Mişmiş
lah: خوبانی
Latin: Praecocia
Latvian: Aprikoze, Aprikožu koks, Parastā aprikoze
lij: Armugnìn
Lithuanian: Abrikosas, Abrikosai, Armeniaca
lmo: Ambrognaga, Ambrognàga, Bignaga, Bignàga, Mignaga, Mignàga, Mognaga, Mugnaga
Luxembourgish: Aprikos
lzh: 杏
Macedonian: Кајсија
Malay: Pokok Aprikot, Aprikot, Buah aprikot
Malayalam: ആപ്രിക്കോട്ട്
Marathi: जर्दाळू
mnc: ᡤᡠᡳᠯᡝᡥᡝ
Mongolian: Гүйлс
mrj: Абрикос
mwl: Damazco
Nepali: खुर्पानी
Northern Sotho: Apolekose
Norwegian Bokmål: Aprikos
Norwegian Nynorsk: Aprikos
Occitan: Albricotièr
os: Чъерами, Абрикос, Къерами
pam: Apricot
Pashto: خوبانۍ
pcd: Abricothié
pdc: Abrigos
Persian: زردآلو, زردالو, پرونوس آرمنیاکا
pnt: Ζερταλίδιν
Polish: Morela, Armeniaca
Portuguese: Damasqueiro, Albricoque, Alperce, Damasco
Romanian: Cais, Caisă
Russian: Абрикос обыкновенный, Абрикосовое дерево, Абрикосы, Армениака, Арменикус, Жердёлы, Кайса, Урюк
sc: Barracoco, Barraccocco
scn: Barcocu, Pedi di barcocu, Pedi di pricopa, Pedi di varcocu, Pricupara, Varcocu
Scottish Gaelic: Abragod, Apragot
Serbian: Кајсија, Kayısı, Кајсије, Марелица
Serbian (Latin): Kajsija, Kajsije, Marelica
Slovak: Marhuľa obyčajná
Slovenian: Marelica
Spanish: Abercoque, Abercoquero, Abricoquero, Abridor, Albarcoque, Albarcoquero, Albaricoque, Albaricoque albar
Sundanese: Aprikot
Swahili: Mwaprikoti
Swedish: Aprikos
szl: Aprikołza
Tajik: Зардолу
Tamil: ஆர்மேனியப் பிளம்
Tatar: Гади өрек
Telugu: ఆప్రికాట్, సీమ బాదం, సీమబాదం
Thai: เอพริคอต, แอพริคอต
tyv: Абрикос
Ukrainian: Абрикос, Абрикос звичайний, Абрикоса, Жерделя, Мореля
Uyghur: ئۆرۈك, Örük
Uzbek: Oʻrik
ve: Apuḽikoso
vec: Albicoco, Armelin, Armeliner
Vietnamese: Mơ châu Âu, Mơ Kavkaz, Mơ tây
war: Aprikot
Welsh: Bricyllwydden
wuu: 杏
xmf: Მარგული
Yiddish: אפריקאס, אפריקאט, עפריקאט

Synonyms

Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumort.
Armeniaca armeniaca (L.) Huth
Armeniaca vulgaris Lam.
Prunus armeniaca subsp. vulgaris (Lam.) Dippel
Prunus tiliifolia Salisb.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 86 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Валя Айникеева, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: swmpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fir0002, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lukasevych Artur, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: magister1250, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: etw, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juan Emilio Prades Bel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.