florisugent

\\|flōrə|süjənt\ adjective

Etymology: flori- + Latin sugent-, sugens, present participle of sugere to suck — more at suck

: sucking nectar from flowers — used of birds (as hummingbirds) that so feed

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florisugent, a.

(flɔərɪˈsjuːdʒənt)

[f. L. flōr(i)-, flōs flower + sūgent-em, pr. pple. of sūgĕre to suck.]

Sucking (honey from) flowers: applied to certain birds and insects.

in Cent. Dict.