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nec⋅tar⋅ine

  [nek-tuh-reen, nek-tuh-reen]
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–noun
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
Origin:
1610–20; nectar + -ine 1
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nec·tar·ine   (něk'tə-rēn')   
n.  A variety of aromatic peach of ancient origin, having a smooth, waxy skin.

[From obsolete nectarine, sweet as nectar, from nectar.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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nectarine 
type of peach with smooth skin, 1616, noun use of adj. meaning "of or like nectar" (1611). Probably inspired by Ger. nektarpfirsich "nectar-peach."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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