🔄 Synonyms of "Nectary"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| honey glandnoun | a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nectary"
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| Word | Definition |
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| honey glandnoun | a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar |
| nectariumnoun | (botany) Synonym of nectary. |
| nectarthodenoun | A pore, in the base of a flower, through which nectar is secreted |
| glandnoun | (zoology) A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). |
| siphunclenoun | (zoology) A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows. |
| cynarrhodiumnoun | (botany) A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes. |
| stingnoun | A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom. |
| myxocarpynoun | (botany) The presence of mucilage in nuts or fruit |
| gynandernoun | (zoology) A gynandromorph |
| nyctinastismnoun | (botany) Synonym of nyctinasty. |
| nidary | — |
| adenocytenoun | (cytology) A secretory cell of a gland |
| nyctitropismnoun | (botany) Synonym of nyctinasty. |
| satyrionnoun | (botany, obsolete) Any of various kinds of orchids. |
| ceratomanianoun | (botany) The conversion of phyllomes into spur-like or sac-like nectarial structures, as in ranunculaceous plants. |
| glandulationnoun | (botany) The situation and structure of the secretory vessels in plants. |
| ecthoreumnoun | (zoology) The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. |
| phanerogamnoun | (botany) Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores). |
| gynaeceumnoun | (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women. |
| synanthynoun | (botany) the abnormal fusion of two or more flowers |
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