June 22, 2006
nectary
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DEFINITION: (noun) A glandlike organ, located outside or within a flower, that secretes nectar.
SYNONYMS: honey gland.
USAGE: Deep in the Amazon, we came across a species of flower sporting a nectary larger than any we had ever seen.
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