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° Schoch, W., Heller, I., Schweingruber, F.H., Kienast, F., 2004:[http://www.woodanatomy.ch/ Wood anatomy of central European Species]: Stone Fruit: Apricot,[http://www.woodanatomy.ch/species.php?code=PNAR Prunus armeniaca L.] | ° Schoch, W., Heller, I., Schweingruber, F.H., Kienast, F., 2004:[http://www.woodanatomy.ch/ Wood anatomy of central European Species]: Stone Fruit: Apricot,[http://www.woodanatomy.ch/species.php?code=PNAR Prunus armeniaca L.] | ||
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* Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
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Description
A deciduous, fruit bearing tree, Prunus armeniaca, from the rose family. Apricot trees originated in China. A clear, water soluble gum exudes from open cuts in the bark. Apricot gum contains Arabinose, Galactose, Mannose, and Glucuronic acid.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Prunus armeniaca; apricot gum; fruitwood; fruit gum; darian gum; al-burquk (Arab.); praecox (Lat.); meruňka obecná (Ces.); abrikostræet (Dan.); Aprikose (Deut.); albaricoque (Esp.); abricot (Fr.); albicocco (It.); abrikoos (Ned.); aprikos (Nor., Sven.); morela (Pol.)
Additional Information
° Schoch, W., Heller, I., Schweingruber, F.H., Kienast, F., 2004:Wood anatomy of central European Species: Stone Fruit: Apricot,Prunus armeniaca L.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies, Paul Nicholson, Ian Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000 Comment: R. Newman
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apricot (Accessed Mar. 20, 2006) -for non-English terms
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000