Definitions
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- adjective of plants that are rich in nectar
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Examples
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His bees had been grooving on these Brazilian peppers — an invasive menace to Florida ecosystems but a nectar-rich boon to beekeepers — for weeks, but now a cold front had come to Florida and shut off the nectar flow.
'Fruitless Fall' 2008
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I perceive this plate as the heart of a nectar-rich flower.
DEBTOR'S PLANET W.R. THOMPSON 2000
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In July, Pete will meet folks at the Butterfly Garden in Stewart Park to talk about the nectar-rich perennials at that location.
News Review - Top Stories Barbara Taylor For The News-Review 2010
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To help the bees and butterflies continue their great work we must all plant colorful, wildlife-friendly gardens full of nectar-rich flowers.
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Measures to make the habitat more suitable include putting pollen and nectar-rich flower margins in fields.
BBC News - Home 2010
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Urban gardens provide multiple small habitats: mini-meadows, water, trees, hedges, and a huge range of plants, including nectar-rich, early flowering cultivars and lots of evergreen cover.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009
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"When the bumblebees leave the nest they search for nectar-rich flowers with the same smell.
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The other bees leave the nest and search for nectar-rich flowers with the same smell. "
YubaNet.com 2008
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