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NECTARIFEROUS
nectariferous
(adjective) possessing nectaries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nectariferous (comparative more nectariferous, superlative most nectariferous)
That yields nectar
Source: Wiktionary
Nec`tar*if"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. nectar nectar + -ferous: cf. F. nectarifère.] (Bot.)
Definition: Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELLIPSE
(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”
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