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Nectary

Definition: Nectary

Nectary

Noun

1. A gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "nectary" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1859. (references)

Etymology: Nectary \Nec"ta*ry\, noun; plural Nectaries. [From Nectar: compare to the French expression nectaire.]. (Websters 1913)

"Nectary" is a common misspelling or typo for: nectar, sectary.

Synonym: Nectary

Synonym: honey gland (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Nectary

English words defined with "nectary": Nectareal, Nectarial, Nectaried, NectariesProper nectarySexifid, Stamineous. (references)

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Expression: Nectary

Expression using "nectary": proper nectary. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Nectary

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Modern Translations: Nectary

Language Translations for "nectary"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏الغدة الرحيقية. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

хоботче на растителна бълха, нектарна жлеза. (various references)

   

Danish

  

nektarium, honninggemme. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

νεκτάριο. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

mézfejtõ. (various references)

   

Manx

  

fairag volley. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ectarynay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

nectarino. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

нектарник. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

mednica. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

nektarium. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "Nectary"

Words rhyming with "nectary" (pronounced 'Nec"ta*ry'): Abbreviatory, Abditory, Abjuratory, Ablutionary, Absolutory, Absolvatory, Acceleratory, Acclamatory, Accusatory, Accustomary, Acetary, Acetimetry, Acidimetry, Acoumetry, Actino-chemistry, Actinometry, Actuary, Additionary, Additory, Adhortatory, Adiaphory, Adjuratory, Adjutory, Admaxillary, Adminiculary, Admissory, Admonitory, Adry, Adstrictory, Adulatory, Advisory, Advocatory, Aerometry, Affirmatory, Alary, Alchemistry, Alcoholometry, Alcoometry, Aldermanry, Aleatory, Aleberry, Alimentary, Alkalimetry, Allegory, Alleviatory, Allodiary, Allusory, Almonry, Almry, Altimetry, Alveary, Alveolary, Amatory, Ambagitory, Ambry, Amburry, Amendatory, Amphigory, Amplificatory, Anabaptistry, Ancestry, Ancientry, Ancillary, Anemometry, Angelolatry, Angry, Annihilatory, Annotatory, Annuary, Annularry, Annulary, Annunciatory, Anthropolatry, Anthropometry, Anticipatory, Antidotary, Antimasonry, Antiphonary, Anury, Apiary, Apomecometry, Apothecary, Appellatory, Applicatory, Apprecatory, Appreciatory, Approbatory, Aratory, Arbitrary, Arborary, Archdeaconry, Areometry, Argentry, Armamentary, Armillary, Armory, Arrectary, Artistry, Aspiratory, Assentatory, Assertory, Asseveratory, Assimilatory, Astrictory, Astrolatry, Astrometry, Astrophotometry, Asymmetry, Atmiatry, Atrabiliary, Attry, Auctary, Auctionary, Augury, Aumbry, Aumery, Auncetry, Auscultatory, Autolatry, Auxiliatory, Aviary, Avowry, Avowtry, Aweary, Awry, Axillary, Babblery, Baboonery, Bachelry, Baculometry, Balladry, Ballatry, Balloonry, Balneary, Balneatory, Baneberry, Baptisteries, Baptistery, Baptistry, Barbary, Barberry, Barometry, Barratry, Barry, Basketry, Bathymetry, Bawdry, Beadlery, Bearberry, Bedelry, Belfry, Benedictionary, Benedictory, Bestiary, Bibitory, Bibliolatry, Bibliothecary, Bicentenary, Bigotry, Bijoutry, Bilberry, Biliary, Biochemistry, Biometry, Bistoury, Blackberry, Blaeberry, Blazonry, Bleaberry, Blindstory, Blomary, Bloomary, Blueberry, Blurry, Bob-cherry, Bogberry, Boilary, Bombastry, Bonitary, Bottomry, BOUNDARY, Boxberry, Breviary, Brothelry, Bummery, Bunchberry, Burglary, Bursary, Cachinnatory, Caducary, Calcinatory, Calculatory, Calendary, Calorimetry, Calumniatory, Calvary, Cambistry, Camelry, Cannonry, Canonry, Cantatory, Caperberry, Captainry, Caravansary, Cardioinhibitory, Cardiometry, Carnary, Carpellary, Carpentry, Cartulary, Cassioberry, Cassowary, Castlery, Casuistry, Category, Cautionary, Cautionry, Cavalry, Cavitary, Cedry, Cementatory, Cenatory, Centaury, Centry, Century, Cephalometry, Cessionary, Chandry, Chantry, Chapelry, Charlatanry, Charry, Chartulary, Cheerry, Chiccory, Chicory, Chivalry, Chlorimetry, Chlorometry, Chokeberry, Chokecherry, Choltry, Chorometry, Choultry, Chowry, Chrismatory, Chronometry, Chylificatory, Ciliary, Cinerary, Circulary, Circumgyratory, Circumlocutory, Citatory, Classificatory, Clerstory, Clinometry, Cloudberry, Coagulatory, Cochleary, Codicillary, Collegatary, Collusory, Collutory, Colorimetry, Columbary, Cometary, Comicry, Commandatory, Commandry, Commemoratory, Commendatary, Commentary, Comminatory, Commissary, Commonitory, Communicatory, Compellatory, Compensatory, Competitory, Complexionary, Complimentary, Compulsatory, Compulsory, Comradery, Concessionary, Concessory, Conchometry, Conchyliometry, Conciliatory, Concionatory, Conclusory, Concretionary, Condemnatory, Conditory, Condolatory, Conductory, Confabulatory, Confectory, Confessary, Confirmatory, Confiscatory, Congiary, Congratulatory, Conjury, Consecratory, Consignatary, Consignatory, Constabulatory, Consuetudinary, Consulary, Consultary, Consultatory, Contrarry, Contributary, Controversary, Conventionary, Coparcenary, Coplatry, Coquetry, Corollary, Correctory, Corrivalry, Corroboratory, Corrobory, Cosmolatry, Cosmometry, Costmary, Cottonary, Cotyledonary, Counterfleury, Counterflory, Cousinry, Coventry, Cowberry, Cowries, Cowry, Coxcombry, Cranberry, Craniometry, Criminatory, Crinatory, Crinitory, Crociary, Crowberry, Crystallometry, Cubatory, Cuckoldry, Culinary, Culpatory, Cursorary, Cursory, Cussuetudinary, Custumary, Cyclometry, Cymry, Dairy, Damnatory, Dangleberry, Dare-deviltry, Datary, Deaconry, Decennary, Deceptory, Decisory, Declamatory, Declaratory, Declinatory, Decretory, Decry, Decury, Deerberry, Defamatory, Defensory, Defiatory, Deglutitory, Dehortatory, Dejectory, Delegatory, Deletory, Delineatory, Delusory, Demissionary, Demonolatry, Demonry, Demonstratory, Dentary, Dentistry, Denunciatory, Dephlegmatory, Depilatory, Depletory, Depositary, Depository, Deprecatory, Depreciatory, Depredatory, Depulsory, Depuratory, Depurgatory. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Nectary

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-e-n-r-t-y"

-1 letter: canter, carnet, carney, centra, nectar, recant, tanrec, trance.

-2 letters: antre, caner, canty, caret, carny, carte, cater, crane, crate, enact, entry, nacre, rance, react, recta, teary, trace, yearn, yenta.

-3 letters: acne, acre, aery, ante, arty, cane, cant, care, carn, cart, cate, cent, cyan, earn, etna, eyra, narc, nary, near, neat, race, racy, rant, rate, rent, tace, tare, tarn, tear, tern, tray, trey, tyer, tyne, tyre, yare, yarn, yean, year.

-4 letters: ace, act, ane, ant, any, arc, are, art, ate, aye, can, car, cat, cay, cry, ear, eat, era, ern, eta, nae, nay, net, ran, rat, ray, rec, ret, rya, rye, tae, tan, tar, tea, ten, try, tye, yar, yea, yen, yet.

-5 letters: ae, an, ar, at, ay, en, er, et, na, ne, re, ta, ya, ye.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-n-r-t-y"
 

+1 letter: ancestry, catenary, centaury, enactory.

 

+2 letters: ancientry, baronetcy, cabinetry, carpentry, centenary, centrally, certainly, certainty, insectary, pentarchy.

 

+3 letters: advertency, centrality, commentary, corybantes, cybernated, inveteracy, itinerancy, lectionary, reluctancy, transiency, trenchancy.

 

+4 letters: actinometry, ancestrally, anticruelty, antipyretic, antisecrecy, astringency, bicentenary, centrically, circinately, colinearity, contrariety, counterplay, countryseat, craniometry, crystalline, cybernation, determinacy, documentary, entranceway, glycerinate, granulocyte, hypocentral, interagency, intercalary, intricately, lycanthrope, pertinacity, predynastic, presynaptic, reactionary, reluctantly, technocracy, trenchantly, tyrannicide, uncertainly, uncertainty.

 

+5 letters: accretionary, aerenchymata, agranulocyte, antihysteric, antipyretics, clatteringly, collinearity, commendatory, compensatory, condemnatory, consecratory, conservatory, contemporary, coordinately, cotyledonary, counterplays, counterrally, countryseats, cybernations, cybernetical, cytomembrane, denunciatory, discrepantly, dynamometric, elocutionary, entranceways, entropically, extravagancy, frenetically, gerontocracy, glycerinated, glycerinates, granulocytes, gynecocratic, gyromagnetic, inaccurately, inadvertency, inextricably, intercompany, interfaculty, intermediacy, karyokinetic, laryngectomy, lycanthropes, neurotically, parenchymata, precipitancy, proteoglycan, renunciatory, scatteringly, secretionary, subcentrally, tercentenary, tetracycline, translucency, transparency, tyrannicides, unhysterical.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Nectary


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 65 63 74 61 72 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.    .    -.-.    -    .-    .-.    -.--.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01100101 01100011 01110100 01100001 01110010 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#101 &#99 &#116 &#97 &#114 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 0065 0063 0074 0061 0072 0079

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

48716986678491

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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