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- - necromancy
  - necrophilia
  - necrophobia
  - necropolis
  - necropsy
  - necrosis
  - necrotizing
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nectary/ˈnɛkt(ə)ri/

▶noun (pl. nectaries) Botany a nectar-secreting glandular organ in a flower or on a leaf or stem.

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