extrafloral

[ ek-struh-flawr-uhl, -flohr- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. situated outside the flower, as a nectary.

extrafloral

/ ˌɛkstrəˈflɒrəl /

adjective

1. produced or occurring outside a flower

   extrafloral nectary

   extrafloral nectar

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrafloral¹

extra- + floral