Ever had a pluot?
A pluot (plü-ot) is a tradename for a fruit developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger. In the United States, the fruit is known by most regulatory agencies as an interspecific plum[1]. It is a complex cross hybrid of plum and apricot, being 3/4 plum and 1/4 apricot in parentage. Pluots are widely available in grocery stores, and are sometimes marketed as a Dinosaur Egg (another trademark, belonging to a California grower who was one of the first to plant large acreage of the hybrid.)The fruit’s exterior fairly closely resembles a plum’s. Pluots are noted for their sweetness (due to a very high sugar content) and for their intense flavor. Pluots are also rich in vitamin A.
“Pluot” is a registered trademark of Zaiger’s Genetics.
Frankly, I ate one last night, and it was indistinguishable from a plum.