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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators;

2. fruit juice especially when undiluted;

3. (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal;
[syn: ambrosia, nectar]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nectar \Nec"tar\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth. & Poetic) The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nectar n 1: a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators 2: fruit juice especially when undiluted 3: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal [syn: ambrosia, nectar]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe that they come pretty near to a knowledge of its chief ingredient. Juno drank a cup of nectar, But the draught did not affect her. Juno drank a cup of rye -- Then she bad herself good-bye. J.G.