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Nectarine

noun

Variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh. Synonyms: nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina.

A variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin.

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"Nectarine" Quotes from Famous Books

... finest fruit in the world? The secretary and the superintendent of the R.H.S. (in vol. xxvi., parts ii. and iii. of the Journal of the R.H.S.) agree in thinking that Goldoni, a yellow nectarine raised from a peach by the late Francis Rivers is, when properly ripened, without exception, the finest fruit in the world. It has not been my privilege to taste it, yet I venture to think that a thoroughly ripened ...

— The Book of Pears and Plums • Edward Bartrum

... well-known tree in Shakespeare's time, and the fruit was esteemed a great delicacy, and many different varieties were cultivated. Botanically the Peach is closely allied to the Almond, and still more closely to the Apricot and Nectarine; indeed, many writers consider both the Apricot and Nectarine to be only ...

— The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare • Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

Words linked to "Nectarine" : nectarine tree, fruit tree, Prunus persica nectarina, genus Prunus, edible fruit, Prunus