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Nectarine vs Nectarean - What's the difference?

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Nectarean is a related term of nectarine.



As adjectives the difference between nectarine and nectarean

is that nectarine is nectarous; like nectar while nectarean is of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.

As a noun nectarine

is a cultivar of the peach distinguished by its skin being smooth, not fuzzy.

nectarine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cultivar of the peach distinguished by its skin being smooth, not fuzzy.
  • *1881 , R.L. Stevenson, :
  • *:When you see a dish of fruit at dessert, you sometimes set your affections upon one particular peach or nectarine , watch it with some anxiety as it comes round the table, and feel quite a sensible disappointment when it is taken by some one else.

    • Synonyms

    * brunion

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • nectarous; like nectar
    • (Milton)

    Anagrams

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    nectarean

    English

    Alternative forms

    * nectarian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (poetic, rare) Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.
  • *1695 Richard Blackmore, Prince Arthur: An Heroic Poem 1.13:
  • *:Ambrosial Food, and rich Nectarean Wine.

    • Related terms

    *nectar *nectareal *nectarel *nectareous *nectarian *nectarine *nectarious *nectarous

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