Define Nectarine using "exact" search strategy.
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| Source: gcide | Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\ (n[e^]k"t[~e]r*[i^]n), a.
Nectareous. [R.] --Milton.
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| Source: gcide | Nectarine \Nec`tar*ine"\ (n[e^]k`t[~e]r*[=e]n"), n. [Cf. F.
nectarine. See {Nectar}.] (Bot.)
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
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{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.
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