nectar

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Recent Examples on the Web These plants gave adult monarchs lots of nutritious nectar for fuel. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 July 2024 These times coincide with peak nectar availability. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024 Flowering plants attract beneficial insects that prey on melon pests, and flowers filled with sweet nectar also draw in pollinators that ensure the cantaloupe flowers are pollinated to produce lots of fruit. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024 But other plants produce different types of nectar glands called extrafloral nectaries. Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for nectar 

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“Nectar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nectar. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.

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