extrafloral

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extrafloral

Rhymes with -ɔːɹəl, -ɒɹəl

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From extra- + floral.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of a nectary: situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower. Bullhorn acacia ants live off extrafloral nectar […] and protein-rich Beltian bodies […] of the host tree.

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"extrafloral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/extrafloral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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extrafloral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/extrafloral

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"extrafloral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/extrafloral.

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@misc{extrafloral_2026,
  title = {extrafloral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extrafloral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}