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nectary

UK/ˈnɛk.t(ə)ɹi/US/ˈnɛk.təɹi/

nectary noun: a gland that secretes nectar.

Noun

nectary (plural nectaries)

  1. A gland that secretes nectar

nectary meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nectary in Tamil

அமுதச்சுரப்பி, தன் சுரப்பி, மதுசுரப்பி, தேன் சுரப்பி

nectary in Urdu

رس دان

Forms of nectary

pluralnectaries

Words formed from nectary

Questions about nectary

What does nectary mean?
Nectary means a gland that secretes nectar.
What is nectary in Tamil?
Nectary in Tamil is அமுதச்சுரப்பி, தன் சுரப்பி, மதுசுரப்பி. See Nectary meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nectary?
Nectary is a noun.
How do you pronounce nectary?
Nectary is pronounced /ˈnɛk.t(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of nectary?
The plural of nectary is nectaries.

Words near nectary in the dictionary

  1. nectarotheca
  2. nectarous
  3. nectars
  4. nectarthode
  5. nectarthodes
  6. nectary
  7. nectaryless
  8. nectiferous
  9. nectin
  10. nectins
  11. nectiopodan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nectary (page history and authors); nectary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nectary (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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