"peche" meaning in Middle English

See peche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛːt͡ʃ(ə)/ Forms: peches [plural], peske [alternative, rare]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French pesche, from Old French pesche, from Late Latin persica, for Classical mālum persicum (literally “Persian apple”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|frm|pesche}} Borrowed from Middle French pesche, {{der|enm|fro|pesche}} Old French pesche, {{der|enm|la-lat|persica}} Late Latin persica Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} peche, {{enm-noun}} peche (plural peches)
  1. A peach (fruit of the tree Prunus persica)
    Sense id: en-peche-enm-noun-ccT3CiYe
  2. (rare) A peach tree. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-peche-enm-noun-cmEIFjOW Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Fruits, Trees Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 1 20 6 21 1 1 16 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Fruits: 37 63 Disambiguation of Trees: 16 84

Inflected forms

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    },
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    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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