nectarine

Instead of judging by appearance, select a mango as you would a peach or nectarine.
The ultimate guide to enjoying mangoes|Purbita Saha|July 13, 2021|Popular-Science
While peaches tend to get most of the hype during stone fruit season, don’t sleep on nectarines.
A guide to stone fruit: How to choose, ripen, store and cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
The two stone fruits are very similar in many ways, and relatively interchangeable in uses, but nectarines are often firmer, sweeter and juicier than peaches.
A guide to stone fruit: How to choose, ripen, store and cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
As such, apricots aren’t usually interchangeable with peaches or nectarines in recipes because of the difference in water content.
A guide to stone fruit: How to choose, ripen, store and cook with it|Aaron Hutcherson|July 9, 2021|Washington Post

Serve white and yellow nectarine sherbets together for a dramatic presentation.
The Perfect Homemade Ice Cream|Cookstr.com|August 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The nectarine is in large favor in Europe and is much more extensively grown than in America.
Dwarf Fruit Trees|F. A. Waugh
Also, the flesh of the nectarine is firmer and has a stronger flavor than that of the peach.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Nina finished a mouthful of nectarine and picked up the books one by one.
The Title Market|Emily Post
Some have a powerful scent that is very near that of a ripe Nectarine; of this the best example I know is the old rose Goubault.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
Right by the porch, in a lovely southern exposure, was a delicious nectarine.
A Little Girl of Long Ago|Amanda Millie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for nectarine

nectarine

/ (ˈnɛktərɪn) /

noun

a variety of peach tree, Prunus persica nectarina

the fruit of this tree, which has a smooth skin

Word Origin for nectarine

C17: apparently from nectar

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