nec·ta·ry

(nĕk′tə-rē)

n. pl. nec·ta·ries

A nectar-secreting structure located either within a flower or on a leaf or other part of a plant.

[New Latin nectārium, from nectar.]

nec·tar′i·al (-târ′ē-əl) adj.

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nectary

(ˈnɛktərɪ)

n, pl -ries

1. (Botany) any of various glandular structures secreting nectar that occur in the flowers, leaves, stipules, etc, of a plant

2. (Zoology) any of the abdominal tubes in aphids through which honeydew is secreted

[C18: from New Latin nectarium, from nectar]

nectarial adj

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nec•ta•ry

(ˈnɛk tə ri)

n., pl. -ries.

an organ or part of a plant that secretes nectar.

[1590–1600; < New Latin nectarium. See nectar, -y³]

nec′ta•ried, adj.

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Noun

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

honey gland

plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

Translations

Nektarium

nectaire

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The robbed flowers showed damages in the floral base (Figure 1), where the nectary disks are.

Effect of nectar pillaging by native stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the abscission of flowers of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. (Nyctaginaceae)/Efeito da pilhagem de nectar por abelhas nativas sem ferrao (Hymenoptera: Apidae) na abscisao floral de Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. (Nyctaginaceae)

The monophyly of Eurybiini is supported by the presence of tentacle nectary organs (TNO) on the larva, dorsal confinement of the intersegmental membrane between the eighth and the ninth segments of the pupa, presence of bristle-like scales on the medial surface of the palpi, metallic bluish-green compound eyes, and further 3 characters from the male genitalia (Harvey 1987; Hall 2003).

A new species of Eurybia (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Eurybiini) from Northeastern Brazil

In general, nectary morphology of individual species follows the general pattern of the respective families, suggesting that nectaries came with the colonizers (Bernardello et al., 2000).

A survey of floral traits, breeding systems, floral visitors, and pollination systems of the angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile)

Unfortunately, functional nectary glands were not searched on these larvae.

First host plant record for thaeides muela (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)

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Ants and plants with extrafloral nectaries in fire successional habitats on Andros (Bahamas)

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The pollinator reward in the Scrophulariaceae consists usually of nectar, produced by a ringlike, asymmetric nectary at the base of the ovary or, in Penstemon (Cheloneae), on the external bases of the stamens, opposite the ovary (Straw, 1956b).

Pollination and flower diversity in Scrophulariaceae

(Rubiaceae), a favored nectar source, in a 4-L pot together with an artificial nectary (a small glass vial fitted with a cotton wick and containing a mix of honey and 20% sucrose solution).

Fecundity of Larra bicolor (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) and its implications in parasitoid: host interaction with mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae: Scapteriscus)