Define the word Nectarine"Nectarine" gcide "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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"Nectarine" gcide "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.
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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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"nectarine" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
nectarine
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned
fruit with usually yellow flesh [syn: nectarine tree,
Prunus persica nectarina]
2: smooth-skinned variety or mutation of the peach
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