nectariferous

[nek-tuh-rif-er-uhs]

adjective

Botany.

1. producing nectar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nectariferous¹

First recorded in 1750–60; nectar + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Petals 5, small and narrow, raised on a slender claw, at the summit of which is a nectariferous hollow.

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At the base of the petal a nectariferous scale is seen.

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So are all Nectaries, whether hollow spurs, sacs, or other concavities in which nectar is secreted, and all nectariferous glands.

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The disk is hypogynous with five nectariferous glands which are alternate with the stamens.

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Moreover there has been no off-hand, untimely destruction of the nectariferous blossoms of millions of trees and shrubs.

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