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A dialectal form of nether1. nectary (nek'ta-ri), n.; pl. nectaries (-riz). [= F. nectaire = Sp. Pg. nectario = It. nettario , neddies (-iz). [A par- NL. nectarium (Linnæus), a nectary (cf. Gr. νεκτάριον, a certain plant, otherwise ἑλένιοv: see Helenium), as in Viola, Aquilegia, and Aconitum; or it may belong Nectary of ( a ) Fritillaria Meleagris (foveolate), b) Linaria vul garis (calcariform), (c) Barb are a vulgar is (glandular), ( d ) par. na ia palustris, (e) Staphylea trifolia (disk-shaped), () Aquilegia Can a dens is (calcariform), ( g ) Lilium superbum (furrow-like). to some other organ. The curious fringed scales of Par na ia, those on the claws of the petals of Ranunculus, and the pits on those of the lilies and fritillaries are also nectaries, as are the crown of the narci us, the proce es of the pa ion-flower, and the inner minute scales of gra es. The name nectary should be restricted to those parts which actually secrete honey, care being taken not to confound these parts with the different kinds of disk. 2. In entom., one of two little tubular organs on the abdomen of an aphis or plant-louse, from which a sweet fluid like honey is exuded. Also called honey-tube, siphuncle, or cornicle. nec to calycine (nek-to-kal'i-sin), a. [ bell. nectocalyx (nek'tō-kā-liks), n.; pl. nec to calyxes, nec to calices (-kāʻlik-sez, (-kā'lik-sez, -kal'i-sez). -kal'i-sēz). [NL.,