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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: nectarine 'like nectar' (16-19 centuries)

nectarine

 noun
     
nectarine
Related topics: Food Dish, Plants
nec‧ta‧rine [countable]
HBPDFF a type of fruit like a peach that has a smooth skin, or the tree that produces this fruit
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