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nectar

noun as in sweet drink

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Which is why, despite my love of berries for birds and nectar for butterflies, I’m not a total turf abolitionist.

Hearing the sound of children learning and laughing, in a country where places to be a kid are so limited, is like nectar.

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Some carnivorous pitcher plants reflect UV light as part of their display, using colour, scent and nectar to lure prey.

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Honeybees feed on pollen and nectar from flowers that contain the nutrients, including lipids called sterols that are necessary for their development.

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Bees are also showing signs of shutting down for the winter, after flowering plants finished producing pollen and nectar in the hot weather.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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