nectary
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Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
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Entomology. a cornicle (formerly thought to secrete honeydew).
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any of various glandular structures secreting nectar that occur in the flowers, leaves, stipules, etc, of a plant
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any of the abdominal tubes in aphids through which honeydew is secreted
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Origin of nectary
From the New Latin word nectarium, dating back to 1590–1600. See nectar, -y 3
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In several closely allied genera, as in Dielytra, &c., there are two perfect nectaries, the pistil is straight, and the hood slips off on either side, according as the bee sucks either nectary.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
You rise with the sun, and your gossamer wing Bears you swiftly away where the heather-bells spring; Whence you come heavy laden with nectary spoil, For the sweet winter stores of your summer of toil.
From Featherland How the Birds lived at Greenlawn by Keyl, F. W.
The floral adaptation is such that the moth must force its large head far into the opening of the blossom in order to reach the sweets in the long nectary.
From My Studio Neighbors by Gibson, William Hamilton
The opening to the nectary is seen just below the stigmatic surface, the nectary itself being nearly two inches in length.
From My Studio Neighbors by Gibson, William Hamilton
Anthers seated on the 15 teeth of the nectary.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
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