'Nectarine' definitions:
Definition of 'nectarine'
(from WordNet)
noun
Variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine, nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina]
noun
A variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
Definition of 'Nectarine'
From: GCIDE
- Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\ (n[e^]k"t[~e]r*[i^]n), a. Nectareous. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nectarine'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]