| apricot tree | The apricot trees are in full blossom. |
| 杏树 | [杏 树 / 杏 樹] apricot tree [Add to Longdo] |
| 杏林 | [杏 林] forest of apricot trees; fig. honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees); Xinglin district of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in 2003), See also: 董奉, 海沧区 #292,674 [Add to Longdo] |
| 董奉 | [董 奉] Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead [Add to Longdo] |
| apricot | (n) Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach, Syn. apricot tree |