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extrafloral

[ ek-struh-flawr-uhl, -flohr- ]
/ ˌɛk strəˈflɔr əl, -ˈfloʊr- /
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adjective Botany.
situated outside the flower, as a nectary.
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Origin of extrafloral

extra- + floral

Words nearby extrafloral

extrados, extradosed, extradural, extraembryonic, extraembryonic membrane, extrafloral, extragalactic, extragalactic nebula, extra-high voltage, extra inning, extrajudicial
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British Dictionary definitions for extrafloral

extrafloral
/ (ˌɛkstrəˈflɒrəl) /
adjective
produced or occurring outside a flowerextrafloral nectar; extrafloral nectary
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