nectarine tree

3.9

A tree that grows sweet fruit like peaches but with smooth skin

noun
/ˈnɛktəˌrin tri/

: nectarino

We've got several fruits that are going to ripen up here and then our nectarine tree is just loaded.

Examples

In my backyard, the nectarine tree blossomed beautifully this spring, promising a sweet harvest.
The gardener carefully pruned the nectarine tree to encourage healthier fruit production next season.
Every summer, we enjoy the juicy nectarines that our nectarine tree produces in abundance.

Synonyms

fruit tree

vsnectarine tree

13 1.0

A tree that grows fruit you can eat

is a specific cultivated plant making smooth-skinned yellow-fleshed fruit

peach tree

vsnectarine tree

2 1.0

A tree that grows sweet, juicy peaches

is a mutation producing smooth-skinned yellow-fleshed fruit

How Fruitful

nectarine tree

3.9

sapling

16 2.7

treeling

7.0

Surface Forms

nectarine tree singular

nectarine trees plural

Morphology

nectarine + tree

The meaning 'a tree that produces nectarines' is directly and compositionally derived from 'nectarine' (the fruit) + 'tree' (a plant), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it. This noun–noun compounding is a common and transparent pattern cross-linguistically, making the phrase immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

Nectarine tree comes from nectarine, a word that may come from the word 'nectar' meaning the sweet juice of flowers, and tree, the plant that grows the fruit. So it simply means 'a tree that produces sweet fruit with smooth skin called nectarines'.