Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nectar"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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}]


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