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extrafloral (adjective), more extrafloral, most extrafloral
A reference to that which is beyond the essential parts of flowers and that are situated outside the blossoms and not in them: Some plants have extrafloral elements called nectaries, parts that secrete nectar, a sweet liquid that attracts bees and other insects so they pollinate the vegetation.
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extrafloral nectaries
Organs that secrete, often no more than small patches of tissue, which produce sugary secretions, hat possibly contain amino acids, attractive to ants and other insects.
By definition, extrafloaral nectaries are not involved in pollination, although they may occur on the flower outside the perianth or the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils.
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