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extrafloral
[ek-struh-flawr-uhl, -flohr-]
adjective
Botany.
situated outside the flower, as a nectary.
extrafloral
/ ˌɛٰəˈڱɒə /
adjective
produced or occurring outside a flower
extrafloral nectar
extrafloral nectary
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Origin of extrafloral1
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In other plants, such extrafloral nectar isn’t designed to harm insects.
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It wouldn’t be completely unheard of for nectar to manipulate insects to the plant’s benefit, says Martin Heil, an expert on ant-plant interactions and extrafloral nectar with the Mexican Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute.
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