noun
peach (fruit); peach tree
Refers to both the fruit and the tree (Prunus persica). Common in everyday language and culinary contexts.
夏になると、甘い桃が食べたくなる。
When summer comes, I crave sweet peaches.
庭に桃の木を植えた。
I planted a peach tree in the garden.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 桃 is a phono-semantic compound with 木 (tree) and 兆 (omen/sign), but the reading もも is of uncertain origin, possibly related to the fruit's color or shape.