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nectar

[nek-ter] / ˈnɛk tər /
NOUN
sweet drink
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Female A. regularis create underground nests and place eggs in chambers filled with pollen and nectar.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Janine Griffiths-Lee, a pollination research lead, said that trees provided "sources of pollen and nectar earlier in the season".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"The feathers are saying that, yes, they will metabolize it. And then this study is saying that ethanol is actually pretty widespread in the nectar they consume."

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Dandelion stems are full of milk, clover heads are loaded with nectar, the Frigidaire is full of ice-cold drinks.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White




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