nectarine

noun

nec·​tar·​ine ˌnek-tə-ˈrēn 

: a peach with a smooth-skinned fruit that is a frequent somatic mutation of the normal peach

also : its fruit

Examples of nectarine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rosé drinkers who crave something a little more substantial will be pleased to find violet and jasmine on the nose, along with nectarine and peach notes. —Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2025

There is plenty to eat at Bok Tower Gardens outside of its on-site Blue Palmetto Cafe: citrus trees amid its Olmstead Gardens and trails, orchards with nectarines and papaya, grape vines and blackberry brambles and blueberry bushes. —Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025

Grapefruit meets ripe nectarine and plush tropical fruits such as guava in a pretty-in-pink juice from the venerable Famille Perrin. —Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

Grapes can be substituted with peaches, nectarines, plums or pineapple. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

obsolete nectarine, adjective, like nectar

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nectarine

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

nectarine

noun

nec·​tar·​ine ˌnek-tə-ˈrēn 

: a smooth-skinned peach

also : a tree producing this fruit