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Definition of Nectarine tree
1. Noun. Variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh.
Terms within: Nectarine
Group relationships: Genus Prunus, Prunus
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nectarine Tree
Literary usage of Nectarine tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication by Charles Darwin (1899)
"The lines of division were longitudinal, as represented in the woodcut A
nectarine-tree grew five yards from this tree. Professor Chapman states" that ho ..."
2. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1826)
"The possessor of the nectarine tree, with the intention of promoting its ...
Never having known an instance of a standard nectarine tree bearing fruit in a ..."
3. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1896)
"A nectarine-tree grew five yards from this tree. A writer in the ' Gardener's
Chronicle' says that a peach tree planted fifteen years ..."
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