Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar
Similar
honey gland
Broader
plant organ
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian нектарник
- нектарник (nektarnik)gland that secretes nectar
Finnish mesiäinen
- mesiäinengland that secretes nectar
French nectaire
- nectairegland that secretes nectar
Hebrew צוּפָן
- צוּפָן (tsufán)gland that secretes nectar
Irish faireog mheala
- faireog mhealagland that secretes nectar
Italian nettario
- nettariogland that secretes nectar
Polish miodnik, nektarium
- miodnikgland that secretes nectar
- nektariumgland that secretes nectar
Portuguese nectário, glândula nectarífera
- nectáriogland that secretes nectar
- glândula nectaríferagland that secretes nectar
Russian некта́рник, медови́к
- некта́рник (nektárnik)gland that secretes nectar
- медови́к (medovík)gland that secretes nectar
- некта́рия (nektárija)gland that secretes nectar
Spanish nectario
- nectariogland that secretes nectar
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Cite this entry
APA
nectary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nectary
MLA
“nectary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nectary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nectary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nectary.
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