nectariferous

[ nek-tuh-rif-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. producing nectar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nectariferous¹

First recorded in 1750–60; nectar + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Petals yellow, with nectariferous pit and scale; carpels thin-walled, striate, in an oblong head; scapose, spreading by runners.

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At the base of the petal a nectariferous scale is seen.

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So are all Nectaries, whether hollow spurs, sacs, or other concavities in which nectar is secreted, and all nectariferous glands.

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The disk is hypogynous with five nectariferous glands which are alternate with the stamens.

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Moreover there has been no off-hand, untimely destruction of the nectariferous blossoms of millions of trees and shrubs.

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