Nectarine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnÉ›k.tÉ™.ɹin/

Full definition of nectarine

Noun

1. A cultivar of the peach distinguished by its skin being smooth, not fuzzy.
• 1881, R.L. Stevenson, '':When you see a dish of fruit at dessert, you sometimes set your affections upon one particular peach or nectarine, watch it with some anxiety as it comes round the table, and feel quite a sensible disappointment when it is taken by some one else.

Synonyms

• brunion

Adjective

1. nectarous; like nectar

Anagrams

• ancienter