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nectary

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NECTARY

n.In botany, the melliferous part of a vegetable, peculiar to the flower. It usually makes a part of the corol, gut is sometimes distinct from it. Sometimes ti is in the form of a horn or spur; sometimes in that of a cup; whence it is called the honey cup.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NECTARY

Nec "ta *ry, n.; pl. Nectaries. Etym: [From Nectar: cf. F. nectaire.](Bot. )

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

nectary

nec ta ry |ˈnektərē ˈnɛktəri | ▶noun ( pl. nectaries ) Botany a nectar-secreting glandular organ in a flower (floral ) or on a leaf or stem (extrafloral ). ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin nectarium, from nectar (see nectar ).

Oxford Dictionary

nectary

nec |tary |ˈnɛkt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. nectaries ) Botany a nectar-secreting glandular organ in a flower (floral ) or on a leaf or stem (extrafloral ). ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from modern Latin nectarium, from nectar (see nectar ).