adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a nectary: situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower. not-comparable

   "Bullhorn acacia ants live off extrafloral nectar […] and protein-rich Beltian bodies […] of the host tree."

Example

More examples

"Bullhorn acacia ants live off extrafloral nectar […] and protein-rich Beltian bodies […] of the host tree."

Etymology

From extra- + floral.

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