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nectariferous

[nek-tuh-rif-er-uh s]

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adjective Botany.

producing nectar.

Origin of nectariferous

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for nectariferous

alveolate, faveolate, melliferous, nectariferous, nectarous

Examples from the Web for nectariferous

Historical Examples of nectariferous

The disk is hypogynous with five nectariferous glands which are alternate with the stamens.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
Petals 5, small and narrow, raised on a slender claw, at the summit of which is a nectariferous hollow.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray