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extrafloral

American

[ek-struh-flawr-uhl, -flohr-] / ˌɛk strəˈflɔr əl, -ˈfloʊr- /

adjective

Botany.

situated outside the flower, as a nectary.

extrafloral British

/ ˌɛkstrəˈflɒrəl /

adjective

produced or occurring outside a flower

extrafloral nectar
extrafloral nectary

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Etymology

Origin of extrafloral

extra- + floral

Example Sentences

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It wouldn’t be completely unheard of for nectar to manipulate insects to the plant’s benefit, says Martin Heil, an expert on ant-plant interactions and extrafloral nectar with the Mexican Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute.

From Science Magazine

In other plants, such extrafloral nectar isn’t designed to harm insects.

From Science Magazine

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