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Nectar definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NECTAR, n.
1. In fabulous history and poetry, the drink of the gods; hence,
2. A very sweet and pleasant drink.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek nektar Date: 1555 1. a. the drink of the Greek and Roman gods b. something delicious to drink c. a beverage of fruit juice and pulp <apricot nectar> 2. a sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey • nectarous adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a sugary substance produced by plants and made into honey by bees. 2 (in Greek and Roman mythology) the drink of the gods. 3 a drink compared to this. Derivatives: nectarean adj. nectareous adj. nectariferous adj. nectarous adj. Etymology: L f. Gk nektar

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. (Bot.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(nectars) Nectar is a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl

Moby Thesaurus

ambrosia, artificial sweetener, blackstrap, bonne bouche, calcium cyclamate, cane syrup, cate, choice morsel, clover honey, comb honey, corn syrup, cyclamates, dainty, delicacy, dessert, edulcoration, goody, honey, honeycomb, honeydew, honeypot, kickshaw, manna, maple syrup, molasses, morsel, saccharification, saccharin, savory, sodium cyclamate, sorghum, sugar, sugar-making, sugaring off, sweetener, sweetening, sweets, syrup, tidbit, titbit, treacle, treat