nectar

Everyday

1. The sweet liquid inside flowers that bees, butterflies, moths and some birds drink. tree →
2. A very delicious drink; in Greek myths, the drink of the gods. tree →
3. A thick fruit juice: «peach nectar». tree →

In the lessons

In science, nectar attracts insects and birds to flowers; while they drink, pollen sticks to them and is carried to other flowers (pollination). Bees make honey from nectar. Phrases: «drink nectar», «collect nectar».

Examples

• Bees collect nectar from flowers. tree →
• Butterflies drink nectar with their long tongues. tree →
• Hummingbirds feed on nectar. tree →
• Bees turn nectar into honey. tree →
• The flowers make nectar to attract insects. tree →
• This peach nectar is thick and sweet. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Nectar and pollen are different: nectar is a sweet liquid; pollen is a yellow powder.