nectariferous

[ nek-tuh-rif-er-uhs ]

adjectiveBotany.

Origin of nectariferous

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

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
A hollow sac-like or tubular extension of some part of a blossom, usually nectariferous.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
The disk is hypogynous with five nectariferous glands which are alternate with the stamens.
Manual of American Grape-Growing | U. P. Hedrick

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