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Nectary

noun
(pl. nectaries)
1.
A gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar.  Synonym: honey gland.





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"Nectary" Quotes from Famous Books



... are of the utmost importance to plants; since their duty is to carry to the pistils the pollen of the stamens. It seems also that the flower itself is arranged and made attractive for the purpose of inviting this nuptial visit. I think I have been able to show that the nectary of the plant distils a sugary liquid which attracts the insects and obliges it to aid unconsciously in the work of direct or cross fertilisation. The last method of fertilisation is the more common. I have shown ...
— The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard • Anatole France


Words linked to "Nectary" :   nectariferous, plant organ


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