Dictionary entry

Nectarine (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Nec″tar‐ine, n. [Cf. F. nectarine. See Nectar.] (Bot.) A smooth-skinned variety of peach.

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.