nectarine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh
noun a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin

From nectar + -ine.

Eugenius. Ha! ha! do not remind me of nectarines. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor
That unripe nectarine had been plucked and eaten years ago. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
"The peaches and nectarines from the walled garden were awarded first prize." — The Hand in the Dark, Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees

nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina

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