Search Result for "nectar":
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]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.U.S. Gazetteer (1990):
Nectar, AL (town, FIPS 53448) Location: 33.96903 N, 86.63626 W Population (1990): 238 (96 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
42 Moby Thesaurus words for "nectar": 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
