1.
[syn: nectarine, nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina]
2. a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\ (n[e^]k"t[~e]r*[i^]n), a.
Nectareous. [R.] --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nectarine \Nec`tar*ine"\ (n[e^]k`t[~e]r*[=e]n"), n. [Cf. F.
nectarine. See Nectar.] (Bot.)
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
[1913 Webster]
Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian
tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum.
It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported
from Cuba.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nectarine
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth
skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine,
nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina]
2: a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin