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What is the adjective for nectivorous?

What's the adjective for nectivorous? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs nectar and nectarize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

nectarous

consisting of, having the qualities of, or resembling nectar
Synonyms:

Examples:

“At the pinnacle of Australian sweet wines, however, are the nectarous Liqueur Muscats and Tokays.”

“If we tune our minds and hearts to the nectarous melodies of Gurbani with a live faith in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, we are saved.”

“A nectarous glass of iced coffee on the terrace of the Taverna Dionysus, and I took the road to Chora Sfakion.”

nectared

Imbued or abounding with nectar.
Examples:

“The New Yorker, June 23, 1962P. 24 Her eyes blow wide some nectared anodyne.”

“On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.”

nectarean

(poetic, rare) Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“I shall take the nectarean water that has washed the lotus feet of such a devotee and carry it on my head.”

“O my merciful Lord Chaitanya, may the nectarean Ganges waters of Your transcendental activities flow on the surface of my desert-like tongue.”

“Therefore this fruit has become even more tasteful, although its nectarean juice was already relishable for all, including liberated souls.”

nectareal

(poetic, rare) Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet.
Examples:

“First of all we will treat of Honey, that immortal, nectareal, pleasant, wholsome juice.”

nectarial

Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant.
Examples:

“Pollination droplets, nectaries, and nectarial secretion in Ephedra.”

nectarel

(poetic, obsolete) Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; fragrant.

nectarine

Nectarous; like nectar.

nectarlike

Resembling or characteristic of nectar.

nectivorous

Synonym of nectarivorous
Synonyms:

nectarivorous

nectareous

Alternative form of nectarous
Synonyms:

Examples:

“There's definitely a great round-up of delicious, ambrosial and nectareous recipes for all of us to try!”

“Even in Hungary, we never tried a 20-year-old bottle, but it was worth it for the nectareous substance.”

“The 1998 vintage is particularly well balance and has a long nectareous after taste.”

nectarivorous

That feeds on nectar.
Synonyms:

nectivorous

Examples:

“However, San Salvador has only two nectarivorous bird species so the pollination of P. bahamensis is constrained by bird species availability.”

“Those honeyeaters, four of which are primarily nectarivorous, were most abundant in the medium and poor sites.”

“Hurricanes also commonly devastate populations of nectarivorous birds, probably because these birds are left with few nectar or fruit resources.”

nectariless

Without a nectary.

nectaried

Having a nectary.

nectariferous

That yields nectar
Synonyms:

honeylike, melliferous, nectarous, saccharine, sweet, syrupy

Examples:

“The hypogynous, 5-lobed nectariferous disc considerably exceeds the ovary in volume.”

“Neiland and Wilcock indicated that nectariferous orchids are more successful in setting fruit than nectarless species.”

“Although these four orchids are scented and nectariferous, natural fruit-set was low in the wild, particularly in E. mucronata and E. aestivalis.”

nectarless

Without nectar.

nectaring

present participle of nectar

nectarized

simple past tense and past participle of nectarize

nectarizing

present participle of nectarize

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