NECTARINE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nectarine mean? 

• NECTARINE (noun)
  The noun NECTARINE has 2 senses:

1. variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh
2. a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin

  Familiarity information: NECTARINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NECTARINE (noun)

Meaning:

Variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

nectarine; nectarine tree; Prunus persica nectarina

Hypernyms ("nectarine" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "nectarine"):

nectarine (a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin)

Holonyms ("nectarine" is a member of...):

genus Prunus; Prunus (a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions)

Meaning:

A variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("nectarine" is a kind of...):

edible fruit (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)

Holonyms ("nectarine" is a part of...):

nectarine; nectarine tree; Prunus persica nectarina (variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh)