flat peach
noun1
A subspecies or variety of peach Prunus persica subsp. platycarpa, with white flesh and a flattish, round shape.
- Flat peach of China—Cultivated more for the singularity of its form than for anything else. It is, however, well adapted for forcing in pots.1855, Charles McIntosh, The Book of the Garden, volume 2, William Blackwood and Sons, page 508:
- Synonyms
- belly-up peach, Chinese peach, custard peach, donut peach, doughnut peach, hat peach, Jupiter peach, pan tao peach, paraguayo peach, pita peach, Saturn peach, saucer peach, sweetcap peach, UFO peach