Collins English-English Dictionary

peach [piːtʃ]

1. 1. n a small rosaceous tree, Prunus persica, with pink flowers and rounded edible fruit: cultivated in temperate regions - See also nectarine

2. 2. n the soft juicy fruit of this tree, which has a downy reddish-yellow skin, yellowish-orange sweet flesh, and a single stone - See also nectarine

3. 3. n

4. 4. n a pinkish-yellow to orange colour

5. 5. n (as adjective)

   a peach dress

6. 6. n [informal] a person or thing that is especially pleasing

7. 7. n [Etymology] C14 peche, from Old French, from Medieval Latin persica, from Latin Persicum malum Persian apple

peach [piːtʃ]

1. 1. vi. [intr except in obsolete uses] [slang] to inform against an accomplice

2. 2. vi. [Etymology] C15: variant of earlier apeche, from French, from Late Latin impedicare to entangle; see impeach