June 22, 2006

nectary

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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