n. A cultivar of the peach distinguished by the absence of peachfuzz on the skin.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Nectareous.
n. A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Sweet or delicious as nectar.
n. A variety of the common peach, from which its fruit differs only in having a rind devoid of down and a firmer pulp. Both fruits are sometimes found growing on the same tree. See peach.
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n. variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh
n. a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
Word Usage
"Today brought heaps of sweetness: A white nectarine from a gracious, fruit-loving colleague and — best of all — the news that a beloved friend does not need a scary and painful medical procedure."