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nectary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nectary \Nec"ta*ry\, n.; pl {Nectaries}. [From {Nectar}: cf F. nectaire.] (Bot.) That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also the spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not See the Illustration of {Nasturtium}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nectary n : a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar [syn: {honey gland}]
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