nectar

Definitions of nectar
  1. noun
    fruit juice especially when undiluted
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    type of:
    jus de fruit
    drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
  2. noun
    a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
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    type of:
    sécrétion
    a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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