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nectariferous
[ nek-tuh-rif-er-uhs ]
/ ˌnɛk təˈrɪf ər əs /
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adjective Botany.
producing nectar.
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necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, necrotomy, necrotroph, nectar, nectareous, nectariferous, nectarine, nectarivorous, nectarize, nectarous, nectary
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How to use nectariferous in a sentence
Petals 5, small and narrow, raised on a slender claw, at the summit of which is a nectariferous hollow.
A hollow sac-like or tubular extension of some part of a blossom, usually nectariferous.
The disk is hypogynous with five nectariferous glands which are alternate with the stamens.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick