NECTARIFEROUS Nec`tar*if"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. nectar nectar + -ferous: cf. F. nectarifère.] (Bot.)
Defn: Secreting nectar; — said of blossoms or their parts.
NECTARINE
Nec"tar*ine, a.
Defn: Nectareous. [R.] Milton.
NECTARINE
Nec"tar*ine, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nectarine. See Nectar.] (Bot.)
Defn: A smooth-skinned variety of peach. Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; — also called cocoa plum. it is made into a sweet conserve which a largely exported from Cuba.
NECTARIZE
Nec"tar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nectarized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Nectarizing.]
Defn: To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten. [Obs.] Cockeram.
NECTAROUS
Nec"tar*ous, a.
Defn: Nectareous. Milton.