nectarine
Nectarous; pertaining to or resembling nectarNectarous; pertaining to or resembling nectar.
» Tom bought some nectarines.
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1 senses(obsolete)Nectarous; pertaining to or resembling nectar.
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. — Wezel
deWir haben derzeit Brom-, Blau- und Erdbeeren sowie Kirschen, Pfirsiche und Nektarinen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — Wezel
Origin
From nectar + -ine.From nectar + -ine.
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Forms
more nectarine, most nectarine| Comparative | more nectarine Lesson |
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| Superlative | most nectarine Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.