nectary
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
Entomology. a cornicle (formerly thought to secrete honeydew).
Origin of nectary
1Other words from nectary
- nec·ta·ried, adjective
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How to use nectary in a sentence
Hence even the thin nectary is essentially, I infer, tripartite; hence its tendency to bifurcation at its top.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinBut oddest of all is the crown of five-hooded nectaries above the corolla, each nectary enclosing an incurved horn.
nectary a cylindrical tube attached to the corolla for half its length, mouth 10-toothed, containing 10 sessile anthers.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraAnthers equal in number to the teeth of the nectary and inserted between them.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraSmaller insects might creep into the nectary and sip without the intended fulfilment.
My Studio Neighbors | William Hamilton Gibson
British Dictionary definitions for nectary
/ (ˈnɛktərɪ) /
any of various glandular structures secreting nectar that occur in the flowers, leaves, stipules, etc, of a plant
any of the abdominal tubes in aphids through which honeydew is secreted
Origin of nectary
1Derived forms of nectary
- nectarial (nɛkˈtɛərɪəl), adjective
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