Nectarine /(nĕk"tẽr*ĭn)/

Nec·tar·ine

Nectarine

a.
  1. Nectareous. [R.]

Nectarine

n.
  1. A smooth-skinned variety of peach. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds
Spanish nectarine
the plumlike fruit of the West Indian tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum. It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported from Cuba.