Nectarine /(nĕk"tẽr*ĭn)/
Nec·tar·ine
Nectarine
a.
- Nectareous. [R.]
Nectarine
n.
- A smooth-skinned variety of peach. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- 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.