extrafloral

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adjective

Of a nectary: situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower.

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Meanings

adjectiveextrafloral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf a nectary: situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower.

    Bullhorn acacia ants live off extrafloral nectar […] and protein-rich Beltian bodies […] of the host tree.

    2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 26

Origin

From extra- + floral.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with extrafloral

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Cite this entry
APA

extrafloral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrafloral

MLA

“extrafloral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrafloral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrafloral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrafloral.

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