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The '''apricot''' is a stone fruit of one of several species of ''Prunus''. Besides its edible outer flesh, the inner kernel can also be used like a bitter almond (although it does contain cyanide-forming compounds). "Persipan" is an analog of marzipan made with detoxified apricot kernels.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:20, 27 December 2018

Apricot
Apricots.jpg
Apricot fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
(unranked):
(unranked):
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Order:
Family:
Genus:
Subgenus:
Section:
Armeniaca
Species:
P. armeniaca
Binomial name
Prunus armeniaca
L. 1753 not Thunb. 1784 nor Blanco 1845.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumort.
  • Armeniaca ansu (Maxim.) Kostina
  • Armeniaca vulgaris Lam.
  • Prunus ansu (Maxim.) Kom.
  • Armeniaca holosericea (Batalin) Kostina
  • Armeniaca armeniaca (L.) Huth

The apricot is a stone fruit of one of several species of Prunus. Besides its edible outer flesh, the inner kernel can also be used like a bitter almond (although it does contain cyanide-forming compounds). "Persipan" is an analog of marzipan made with detoxified apricot kernels.

References

Acknowledgements

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