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Nectary

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Noun

1. honey gland, nectary

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

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Nectary

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noun plural -ries
1. 
any of various glandular structures secreting nectar that occur in the flowers, leaves, stipules, etc, of a plant
2. 
any of the abdominal tubes in aphids through which honeydew is secreted

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Nectary

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nounWord forms: plural ˈnectaries
an organ or part, esp. of a flower, that secretes nectar

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Nectary

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n. pl. nec·ta·ries
A nectar-secreting structure located either within a flower or on a leaf or other part of a plant.

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