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nectar - use in sentences
Converse of object
- suck: Who hasn't sucked the nectar from the flower of the dead nettle?
- sip: There were some large insects flying around sipping nectar from the wild flowers up there.
- secrete: The female bees of most species feed on the nectar secreted by many plants.
- gather: They build and repair the nest and gather nectar and pollen from the flowers.
- collect: They need to be able to pick out the right flowers to collect nectar.
- taste: A living vessel, fit to hold only the negative, without ever being able to taste the nectar that is the positive?
Adjective modifier
- amber: Here we describe the growth of Anglo amber nectar.
- sweet: A small amount of sweet nectar can be sucked from the base of the flower.
- pure: I was allowed a drink of water ( pure nectar!
Modifies a noun
- feeder: A regular at nectar feeders at Grafton, where up to 4 were present at once.
- source: Position in a warm place near nectar sources to catch the morning sun.
- plant: Details of behavior, nectar plants, questions etc welcome.
- point: Nectar points can only be redeemed in store at present.
Noun used with modifier
- sardine: You smell like a skunk soaking in sardine nectar for a week.
- butterfly: Adult butterflies sip nectar from flowers through their tongues, which act like straws.
Preposition: of
- god: Bully for Eve, say I. Without her we should never have known the nectar of the gods.
- flower: Food and water They feed on the nectar of flowers in summer and rotten fruit in the autumn.
Preposition: from
- flower: Who hasn't sucked the nectar from the flower of the dead nettle?
Preposition: for
- butterfly: The plants are important to butterflies as food sources for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies.
- insect: Simple, single flowers are much better than double forms that provide little nectar for insects.
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