(n.) That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not. See the Illustration of Nasturtium.
Example Sentences:
(1) During our study, it was observed to feed on only five species of plant and mainly on the nectar-producing parts (flowers and nectaries) of four of these species.
(2) Aspergillus flavus spores were dusted onto the involucral nectaries of cotton flowers.
(3) One of the genes is expressed mainly in the nectary and the transmitting tract of the style, two major secretory tissues of the flower, suggesting that the function of this gene is related to active carbohydrate secretion.
(4) The adults spent 9.5% of daytime activity feeding, mainly on flowers or nectaries, but also on animal wound fluids and feces.
(5) provocans obtained nectar from the extrafloral nectaries of one species and the floral nectaries of 19 species of angiosperms.
(6) An.messeae males and females (inseminated and uninseminated) were observed feeding on floral nectaries of the plants Achillea millefolium L. and Tanacetum vulgare L. at night during August.
(7) In greenhouse and field studies, cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) flowers were inoculated with Aspergillus flavus at the involucral nectaries.
Sectary
Definition:
(n.) A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; one who separates from an established church; a dissenter.
Example Sentences:
(1) Blair’s aide Alastair Campbell ordered the hapless home sectary, Jack Straw, to rubbish our report over the weekend before it was even published.