nectar
SUGAR-RICH LIQUID PRODUCED BY MANY FLOWERING PLANTS
Nectary; Nectar (plant); Nectaries; Extrafloral nectary; Extrafloral nectaries; Nectars; Nectar (botany); Nectar (Botany); Nectar gland; Nectariferous; Septal nectary; Extranuptial nectary; Foliar nectary; Foliar nectaries; Extranuptial nectaries; Septal nectaries; Nectarial; Floral nectary; Extra-floral nectary; Floral nectaries
¦ noun
1. a sugary fluid secreted within flowers to encourage pollination by insects, collected by bees to make into honey.
2. (in Greek and Roman mythology) the drink of the gods.
a delicious drink.
N. Amer. a thick fruit juice.
Derivatives
nectarivorous adjective
nectarous adjective
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk nektar.