Definitions for nectarine

nectarine nec·tar·ine

Spelling: [nek-tuh-reen, nek-tuh-reen]
IPA: /ˌnɛk təˈrin, ˈnɛk təˌrin/

Nectarine is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 399 anagrams from letters in nectarine (aceeinnrt).

Definitions for nectarine

noun

  1. a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.

Origin of nectarine

First recorded in 1610-20; nectar + -ine1

Examples for nectarine

Where peach and nectarine trees are managed with this paint, they are very rarely either hide-bound or attacked by insects.

Result, she grew up strong and fair as any peach or nectarine.

These dishes are all gold, and I'm eating birds of paradise with nectarine sauce.

One of the peaches was almost as smooth on one side as a nectarine.

When the nectarine yields a peach, the character is restored.

Also, the flesh of the nectarine is firmer and has a stronger flavor than that of the peach.

The nectarine is one of the most interesting phenomena in horticulture.

Nina finished a mouthful of nectarine and picked up the books one by one.

The nectarine, then, is a peach with one character subtracted.

Johnson says that nectarine is French, but gives no authority.

Word Value for nectarine
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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