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Webster 1913 Edition
Nectarine
Nec′tar-ine
(nĕk′tẽr-ĭn)
, Adj.
Nectareous.
[R.]
Milton.
Necˊtar-ine′
(nĕkˊtẽr-ēn′)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
nectarine
. See Nectar
.] (Bot.)
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Nectarine
NECTARINE
,Adj.
NECTARINE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
nectarine
nectarine
English
Noun
nectarine (plural nectarines)
- A cultivar of the peach distinguished by its skin being smooth, not fuzzy.
- 1881, R.L. Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
- When you see a dish of fruit at dessert, you sometimes set your affections upon one particular peach or nectarine, watch it with some anxiety as it comes round the table, and feel quite a sensible disappointment when it is taken by some one else.
- 1881, R.L. Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
Synonyms
Translations
fruit
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External links
- Peach (Nectarines) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Adjective
nectarine (comparative more nectarine, superlative most nectarine)