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n. - A gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators

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  • Even the nectary which is adherent to the upper surface of the pedicel in the normal flower disappears -- sometimes completely, at other tunes partially.
  • Floral nectary structure and nectar chemical composition of some species from Robinson Crusoe Island (Chile).
  • We've planted it full of natives, with a couple of small eucalypts and lots of colorful, flowering, nectary things.
  • The humming-bird alone can reach the bottom of the nectary of the honeysuckle; but even here the instinct of the bee is seen.
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