nectary

C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture

US /ˈnɛk.təɹi/ UK /ˈnɛk.t(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #353722

Meanings

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noun
a gland or specialized plant structure that secretes nectar

A bee reached deep into the flower to feed from its nectary.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a gland or specialized... honey glandnectar gland

Word family

Forms nectaries

Derived forms nectarialnectariferous

Related forms nectarpollination

Etymology

From New Latin nectarium, formed from nectar and the place-forming suffix -arium. The English ending was reshaped to -ary; the word names the part of a flower or other plant structure in which nectar is produced.

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Plants & Agriculture Word Formation & Derivatives

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