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nectary

noun
nec·​tary | \ ˈnek-t(É™-)rÄ“ How to pronounce nectary (audio) \
plural nectaries

Definition of nectary

: a plant gland that secretes nectar

First Known Use of nectary

1759, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for nectary

New Latin nectarium, irregular from Latin nectar + -arium -ary

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