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Apricot vs Tangerine - What's the difference?

apricot | tangerine |

As nouns the difference between apricot and tangerine

is that apricot is a round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside while tangerine is any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.

As adjectives the difference between apricot and tangerine

is that apricot is of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot while tangerine is of a deep yellowish-orange colour.

apricot

English

(wikipedia apricot) (Prunus armeniaca) (Prunus armeniaca)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
  • The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
  • A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
  • A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
  • the junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
  • (slang, usually in plural) A testicle.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.

    • See also

    * lekvar *

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    tangerine

    English

    (wikipedia tangerine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
  • A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
  • A tree that produces tangerines.

    • Derived terms

    * tangelo

    Adjective

  • Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.

    • See also

    * clementine * mandarine * minneola * nartjie * ortanique * satsuma * ugli/ugli fruit * Van der Hum *

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