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nectar

[nek-ter] / ˈnɛk tər /
NOUN
sweet drink
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Warm, dry spring weather improves a nest’s chance of survival as it ensures a good nectar supply for the queen to develop her ovaries and good prey populations for her to feed the brood.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

These included the date of the first flower, flower size, nectar sugar, flowering time, and the distance between flowers' anthers, or the pollen-producing part of the flower, and the stigma, the structure that receives pollen.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Colonies depend on workers bringing back a steady supply of nectar and pollen through the summer.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

The Aero warms the water and incorporates the matcha, leaving you with a frothy base to serve on its own or mix with milk, lemonade, peach nectar or even espresso.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Something like...Fleur...since it lived on nectar, or maybe Sapphire, or maybe Ruby, depending on the final color of its wings.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

But when Baby and colleagues teased out the contents of the nectars of N. khasiana and several other pitcher plants growing in their institute’s botanic garden, they found something unexpected.

From Science Magazine Nov. 29, 2023

Researchers wondered whether pollinators might be deterred by such nectars, but they discovered the opposite.

From Scientific American Jun. 16, 2023

Look one way and you’ll see Gina mango nectars and Calamansi fruit sodas.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2021

It can also make luscious, ambrosial nectars that are syrupy sweet while still lively and refreshing, which can likewise grow more complex for decades.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2021

The adult lacewing feeds mostly on plant nectars and the honeydew of aphids, and in time she lays her eggs, each on the end of a long stalk which she fastens to a leaf.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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