nectar
Example Sentences
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He trained hummingbirds to eat nectar out of his hand and posted the videos on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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
Hummingbirds, for example, drink between 50% and 150% of their body weight in nectar each day.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
As bees and hummingbirds move from one flower to another, feeding on nectar while helping plants reproduce, they are also consuming something unexpected: small amounts of alcohol.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
She helped him sit up and gave him some nectar to sip while she brought him up to speed.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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