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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnectar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nectar
"Les abeilles aspirent le nectar des fleurs."
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A sugary fluid secreted by plants, especially within flowers to encourage pollination by insects and other animals.
"The bees gathered sweet nectar from the blossoming apple trees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek nektar, of uncertain origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nectar" is said worldwide
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nectar
Transliteration: nectar
"Les abeilles aspirent le nectar des fleurs."
Nektar
Transliteration: Nektar
"Bienen sammeln Nektar von den Blüten."
nettare
Transliteration: nettare
"Le api raccolgono il nettare dai fiori."
néctar
Transliteration: néctar
"Las abejas extraen el néctar de las flores."
néctar
Transliteration: néctar
"As abelhas recolhem o néctar das flores."
मकरंद
Transliteration: makarand
"मधुमक्खियाँ फूलों से मकरंद इकट्ठा करती हैं।"
花蜜
Transliteration: huāmì
"蜜蜂从花朵中采集花蜜。"
꿀
Transliteration: kkul
"벌들은 꽃에서 꿀을 모읍니다."
蜜
Transliteration: mitsu
"蜂が花から蜜を集める。"
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