Nectarine is type of peach, but with a smooth skin (peaches have a velvety skin). For the rest there is no difference between a peach and a nectarine. Some people think that nectarines are a cross between peach and plum, but this is not true.

| Scientific name: | Prunus persica |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Common names: | English: Nectarine Dutch: Nectarine, Nectarijn |
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