nectarialadj.
/nɛkˈtɛːrɪəl/, U.S. /nɛkˈtɛriəl/ Botany.
Of the nature of a nectary; of or relating to a nectary.
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nectarial1808
nectaried1835
1808 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 8 500 Pistil, germ conical..downy, surrounded with a downy nectarial ring.
1887 Bot. Gaz. 12 146 He divides Gentianeæ into two great series, characterized by the disposition of nectarial organs and a gradation of forms of the corolla from deeply-cleft rotate to funnel form.
1935 Science 4 Jan. 26/1 There is a well-defined cuticle covering the nectarial region of both pear and apple blossoms.
1989 Jrnl. Phytopathol. 127 15 Bacteria were carried down the style in stigmatic secretions, where they may cause infection of the nectarial surface and subsequent disease.
1990 Edinb. Jrnl. Bot. 47 235 It belongs to a group of species that is chiefly distinguished by having a single nectarial gland lying below the ovary, instead of the usual cupular disc.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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