nectarine /ˌnɛktəˈɹiːn/noun 2adjective 1forms 3 noun2 •A cultivar of the peach with smooth rather than fuzzy skin. •(no longer used) A nectar-like liquid medicine. adjective1 •(no longer used) Nectarous; pertaining to or resembling nectar.[…] to their supper-fruits they fell, Nectarine fruits which the compliant boughs Yielded them, side-long as they sat recline On the soft downy bank damasked with flowers […] — 1674 formsnectarines · more nectarine · most nectarine