NECTARY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

honey gland; nectary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("nectary" is a kind of...):

plant organ (a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus)

Derivation:

nectariferous (possessing nectaries)

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