Nectarine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\ (n[e^]k"t[~e]r*[i^]n), a.
     Nectareous. [R.] --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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