Meaning of NECTARINE
| Pronunciation: | | `nektu'reen
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- [n] smooth-skinned variety or mutation of the peach
- [n] variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh
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| | Synonyms: | | nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina |
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| | See Also: | | edible fruit, fruit tree, genus Prunus, nectarine, nectarine, nectarine tree, Prunus, Prunus persica nectarina | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Nec"tar*ine\, a.
Nectareous. [R.] --Milton.
\Nec"tar*ine\, n. [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 a largely exported
from Cuba.
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