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NECTARY

\nˈɛktəɹi], \nˈɛktəɹi], \n_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of NECTARY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

In botany, any flower organ which secretes a sweet liquid.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Part of a flower which contains the honey.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The organ or part of a plant that secretes honey. .

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Part of a flower which secretes honey.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Any abnormal part of a flower; properly that part of a flower which secretes a honey-like substance.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

A group of sub-epidermal cells of no definite position in a flower, secreting a sweet substance; a nectar gland.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

n. The honey-gland of a flower.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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