NECTARIES

Noun

nectaries

plural of nectary

Anagrams

• ancestrie, centiares, cisternae, creatines, increates, intercase

Source: Wiktionary


NECTARY

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

Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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