nectar

Noun
Synonyms: ambrosia

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 immortalSynonyms: ambrosia
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

The Devil's Dictionary

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.

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