小至中型之落葉喬木，原產於中國，種植於世界各地較溫暖的地區，學名則反映了之前歐洲人認為這類植物乃是起源於波斯。如同其他薔薇科的果樹，桃樹也會由樹幹或分枝的創口處滲出水溶性樹膠。其果實具有黃色或帶白色的果肉、氣味鮮美芬芳，不同培育品種之果皮可能如天鵝絨般光滑（蜜桃）、或表面平坦光滑（油桃）。

桃(種)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
毛桃(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
白桃(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
t'ao (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
táo(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
tao (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
Prunus persica(species)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
Prunus persica(species)　(P,,U,拉丁語-偏好,D,U,U)
peach(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,N)
perzik(species)　(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
pêcher(species)　(,U,法語-非偏好,AD,U,N)
pesco(species)　(,U,Italian-非偏好,AD,U,U)
Amygdalus persica(,U,拉丁語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Persica vulgaris(,U,拉丁語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
melocotonero(species)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........活體有機體
............真核生物 (域)
................植物界 (界)
....................被子植物門 (門)
........................木蘭綱 (綱)
............................薔薇目 (目)
................................薔薇科 (科)
....................................李屬 (屬)
........................................桃 (種)

source plant or animal for....	桃 (木材)
source plant or animal for....	桃(果實)

英文....

Small to medium-sized deciduous tree that originated in China and cultivated in warmer climates throughout the world. The scientific name reflects that fact that Europeans formerly thought that the plant was native to Persia. Like other fruit trees from the rose family, peach trees exudes a water soluble gum from damaged locations on its truck and branches. The fruit has yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety (peaches) or smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars.

桃(種)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 5, 2015
Prunus persica(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
peach(species)............	[VP]
.................	Johnson, International Book of Trees (1973)
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary [online] (1997-2002)
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
perzik(species)............	[VP]
.................	Cassell's Dutch Dictionary (1981) 425
pêcher(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	CHIN database
pesco(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Amygdalus persica............	[VP]
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
Persica vulgaris............	[VP]
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
melocotonero(species)............	[VP]
.................	Diccionario de términos científicos y técnicos (1981) 2618

Getty AAT: 300375307 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300375307
聯合目錄： 桃 、毛桃 、白桃 、t'ao 、táo 、tao 、Prunus persica 、peach 、perzik 、pêcher 、pesco 、Prunus persica 、Amygdalus persica 、Persica vulgaris 、melocotonero