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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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