单词 | honey pore |
释义 | > as lemmashoney pore honey pore n. Botany (now historical and rare) a nectar-secreting gland in a flower, typically located near the base of a petal; cf. nectary n. 2. ΚΠ 1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) Explan. Terms 396 Nectarium, Honey-pores, that Part of the Flower bearing Honey. 1839 J. Lindley School Bot. iv. 38 Petals numerous, small, with a honey pore at the back. 1903 H. J. Chapman Watson's Orchids (new ed.) 291 The species..are closely allied to Oncidium, differing..by the presence of a honey-pore at the base of the lip. 1986 Systematic Bot. Monogr. 14 50 A shallow nectar cavity at the base of the lip, Lindley's ‘honey pore’. < as lemmas |
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