nectar

Meanings

• noun

  A sweet liquid produced by flowers for use in making nectar, which is food for insects.

  - "The bees collect nectar from various flowers to make honey."
  - "The nectar attracts a wide variety of pollinators to the flower."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with nectar
art , heart , part , mart

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Variants

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nectar , nectarous , nectars

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Etymology

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From Old French nectar, from Latin nectar, from nectere ‘to drip, to gather dew’.

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Trivia

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1. Nectar is the primary food source for adult bees and is used by them to make honey.

2. Some plants produce nectar only at night, making it an essential food source for nocturnal pollinators.

3. Nectar is rich in sugars, amino acids, and vitamins, making it an ideal food source for pollinators.

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Related Concepts

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1. Nectarine: A type of peach that has a smooth, rather than fuzzy, skin.

2. Nectar of the gods: An ancient Greek term for a sweet, ambrosial drink offered to the gods.

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Culture

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In Greek mythology, the gods were believed to drink nectar, the ambrosia of the gods, to grant them immortality.

How to Memorize "nectar"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bee collecting nectar from a flower, or picture a glass of sweet nectar.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word nectar with sweet, honey-like substances, or with flowers and bees.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Nectar is sweet and comes from flowers' to remember the meaning.

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