nectarine
A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skinA cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin.
» Tom bought some nectarines.
Meaning
2 sensesA cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin.
a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
(obsolete)A nectar-like liquid medicine.
Examples
8 sentencesTom bought some nectarines.
Right now, we have blueberries, blackberries, cherries, strawberries, peaches and nectarines.
ruСейчас у нас есть черника, ежевика, вишня, клубника, персики и нектарины.
deWir haben derzeit Brom-, Blau- und Erdbeeren sowie Kirschen, Pfirsiche und Nektarinen.
The skin of nectarines is slippery.
Balthazar has a basket of nectarines.
Believing nectarines to be a crossbreed of plums and peaches is a widespread misconception.
ruМнение о том, что нектарины — это гибрид слив и персиков, является распространённым заблуждением.
Translations
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Origin
From nectar + -ine.From nectar + -ine.
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Forms
plural: nectarines| Singular | nectarine |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh:nectarine treePrunus persica nectarina