nectarine
English
/ˈnɛk.tə.ɹin/
noun
Definitions
- A cultivar of the peach distinguished by its skin being smooth, not fuzzy.
- (obsolete) A nectar-like liquid medicine.
Etymology
Suffix from English nectar.
Origin
English
nectar
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nectar English
- nectared English
- nectareous English
- nectariferous English
- nectarivore English
- nectarivorous English
- nectarize English
- nectarless English
- nectarlike English
- nectarophagous English
- nectarous English
- nectar Latin
- nektarien Afrikaans