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Meaning of "nectariferous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NECTARIFEROUS

nectariferous  [ˌnektəˈrɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECTARIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nectariferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NECTARIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nectariferous

Nectar

Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide antiherbivore protection. Common nectar-consuming pollinators include bees, butterflies and moths, hummingbirds, and bats. Nectar plays an important role in the foraging economics and overall evolution of nectar-eating species; for example, nectar and its properties are responsible for the differential evolution of the African honey bee, A. m. scutellata and the western honey bee. Nectar is an ecologically important item, the sugar source for honey. It is also useful in agriculture and horticulture because the adult stages of some predatory insects, such as almost all solitary wasps, feed on nectar. In turn, these wasps then hunt agricultural pest insects as food for their young. For example, thread-waisted wasps are known for hunting caterpillars that are destructive to crops. Nectar secretion increases as the flower is visited by pollinators.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NECTARIFEROUS


auriferous
ɔːˈrɪfərəs
calcariferous
ˌkælkəˈrɪfərəs
ceriferous
sɪˈrɪfərəs
coniferous
kəˈnɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
cupriferous
kjuːˈprɪfərəs
febriferous
fɪˈbrɪfərəs
ferriferous
fɛˈrɪfərəs
floriferous
flɔːˈrɪfərəs
odoriferous
ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs
poriferous
pɔːˈrɪfərəs
sacchariferous
ˌsækəˈrɪfərəs
seminiferous
ˌsɛmɪˈnɪfərəs
soporiferous
ˌsəʊpəˈrɪfərəs
spiriferous
spaɪəˈrɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
sudoriferous
ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfərəs
thuriferous
θjʊəˈrɪfərəs
umbriferous
ʌmˈbrɪfərəs
yttriferous
ɪˈtrɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECTARIFEROUS

necrotising fasciitis
necrotize
necrotomies
necrotomy
necrotroph
necrotrophic
nectar
nectareal
nectarean
nectared
nectareous
nectareousness
nectarial
nectaried
nectaries
nectarine
nectarivorous
nectarous
nectary
nectocalyx

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECTARIFEROUS

adulterous
boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
dangerous
generous
humorous
lecherous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
obstreperous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
serous
slanderous
sorcerous
thunderous
treacherous
tuberous

Synonyms and antonyms of nectariferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nectariferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NECTARIFEROUS

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Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nectarífero
570 millions of speakers

English

nectariferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nectariferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nectariferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медоносное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nectariferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধুধারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nectarifères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nektarifera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nektar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蜜を分泌する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nectariferous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nectariferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoa có nước mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேன் சுரக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Nectariferous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nectariferous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mellifluo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nektarodajnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

медоносна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nectariferous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nectariferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heuning opleverend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nectariferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nectariferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nectariferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECTARIFEROUS»

The term «nectariferous» is used very little and occupies the 174.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NECTARIFEROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nectariferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECTARIFEROUS»

Discover the use of nectariferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nectariferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...
... without any accessory segments; furnished with 4 nectariferous scrobicles at bottom, as in Swêrtia. Stamens 4; anthers incumbent. Ovarium subpedicellate, obsoletely tetragonal. Style hardly any. Stigmas broadish, revolute. Capsule ...
George Don, 1838
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A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants
233 P. cartn'rum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 425.) leaves cordate, lobed, waved, villous, toothed; stipulas broad-cordate; stems diffuse; umbels many-flowered, capitate; nectariferous tube S-times shorter than the calyx. 1; . G. Ger. capitatum, Lin. spec.
George Don, 1831
3
A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
leaves cordate, lobed, waved, villous, toothed ; stipulas broad-cordate ; stems diffuse; umbels many- flowered, capitate; nectariferous tube 3-times shorter than the calyx. '; . G. Ger. capitatum, Lin. spec. 947. Cav. diss. 4. p. 105. f. 1. Ger. rdsa ...
George Don, 1831
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Vol. I. - Thalamiflorae
leaves cordate, acute, toothed, flat, hoary-pubescent beneath ; branches and peduncles rather pilose ; umbels many—flowered, panicled ; lower petals awl- shaped, linear, acute, longer than the calyx ; nectariferous tube a little shorter than the ...
‎1831
5
Flowers on the Tree of Life
Androecium of at least three stamens or staminodes (only filaments/filament bases preserved) and six stalked nectariferous structures. Arrangement of androecial organs in groups of three with the central filament base opposite each outer ...
Livia Wanntorp, Louis P. Ronse De Craene, 2011
6
Flowering Plants · Dicotyledons: Magnoliid, Hamamelid and ...
Fig. 22 Rhizomatous herbs: glabrous: glaucous. Stem simple. Leaves two, terminal, trifoliate. Flowers in terminal fasciele. nodding. Sepals 9-12. petaloid, purple. Staminodia 6. nectariferous. Stamens 6. Ovules 20- 30. placentation marginal.
Klaus Kubitzki, Jens G. Rohwer, Volker Bittrich, 1993
7
Flowering Plants
Armen Takhtajan. fascicle, nodding, with three caducous, sepal-like bracteoles. Sepals six, petaloid, purple, 15 mm long, spreading. Petals six, small, with two nectariferous glands at base. Stamens six; anthers opening by small valves.
Armen Takhtajan, 2009
8
Flora Devoniensis: Or A Descriptive Catalogue of Plants ...
Pet. inserted on the germen. Stigmas nectariferous. Berry many-celled, many- seeded. — P. 90. 194. NUPHAR. Cal. 5-6-leaved, larger than the cor. Pet. nectariferous on the hack, inserted on the receptacle. Berry many-celled, many- seeded.
John Pike Jones, J. F. Kingston, 1829
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Nectaries and Nectar
Lardizabalaceae may not possess nectaries (Kawagoe & Suzuki, 2003) or have nectariferous petals (Cronquist, 1981). The same situation holds for Papaveraceae, where nectaries are absent (Cronquist, 1981) or present in the former ...
Sue W. Nicolson, Massimo Nepi, Ettore Pacini, 2007
10
Plants: Diversity and Evolution
In the early stages of the evolution of flowering plants the stigmatic exudate may have provided the attrac- tant but in most nectariferous living flowers nectar is produced by specialised nectaries. At its simplest nectar is exuded onto the surface ...
Martin Ingrouille, Bill Eddie, 2006

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECTARIFEROUS»

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Sunshine & orange blossoms
A circular nectariferous tissue is present at the base of the ovary, producing nectar. Honey bees, small bees and black ants are drawn to the ... «Deccan Herald, Mar 12»

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