Barely Ripe Apricot

Bareilly

Bareilly, also spelled Bareli, is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city lies in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, about 252 kilometres (157 mi) northwest of the state capital, Lucknow, and 265 kilometres (165 mi) east of the national capital, New Delhi. With a population of 903,668 in 2011, it is the eighth most populous city in the state, 17th in northern India and 54th in India. It is located on the bank of Ramganga River and is the site of the Ramganga Barrage built for canal irrigation.

Apricot

An apricot is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus. Usually an apricot is from the species Prunus armeniaca, but the fruits of the other species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are also called apricots. In 2023, world production of apricots was 3.7 million tonnes, led by Turkey with 20% of the total.

Apricot (color)

Apricot is a light yellowish-orangish color that is similar to the color of apricots. However, it is paler than actual apricots.

barely

Adverb

1. By a small margin.
2. Almost not at all.

ripe

Adjective

1. Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
2. Of a food, advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow.

Noun

1. A fruit or vegetable which has ripened.

apricot

Noun

1. 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.
2. The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.

Adjective

1. Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.