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Ambrosia

Ambrosia Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ambrosia? [n] (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal [n] fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut [n] any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma [n] a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ambrosia: beebread \| bitterweed \| nectar \| ragweed Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ambrosia: ambergris \| aromatic \| aromatic gum \| aromatic water \| artificial sweetener \| aspic \| attar \| attar of roses \| balm \| balm of Gilead \| balsam \| bay oil \| bergamot oil \| blackstrap \| bonne bouche \| Caesar salad \| calcium cyclamate \| cane syrup \| cate \| champaca oil \| chef salad \| choice morsel \| civet \| clover honey \| cole slaw \| comb honey \| combination salad \| corn syrup \| crab Louis \| cyclamates \| dainty \| delicacy \| dessert \| edulcoration \| essence \| essential oil \| extract \| fixative \| fruit salad \| goody \| green salad \| heliotrope \| herring salad \| honey \| honeycomb \| honeydew \| honeypot \| jasmine oil \| Jell-O salad \| kickshaw \| lavender oil \| macaroni salad \| manna \| maple syrup \| molasses \| morsel \| musk \| myrcia oil \| myrrh \| nectar \| parfum \| perfume \| perfumery \| potato salad \| rose oil \| saccharification \| saccharin \| salad \| salade \| salmagundi \| savory \| scent \| slaw \| sodium cyclamate \| sorghum \| sugar \| sugaring off \| sugar-making \| sweetener \| sweetening \| sweets \| syrup \| tidbit \| titbit \| tossed salad \| treacle \| treat \| volatile oil \| Waldorf salad See Also \| Ambrosia artemisiifolia \| Ambrosia psilostachya \| Ambrosia trifida \| common ragweed \| composition \| dainty \| delicacy \| dessert \| genus Ambrosia \| goody \| great ragweed \| kickshaw \| perennial ragweed \| treat \| weed \| western ragweed Ambrosia In Webster's Dictionary \Ambro"sia\ (?; 277), n. [L. ambrosia, Gr. ?, properly fem. of ?, fr. ? immortal, divine; 'a priv. + ? mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). ? stands for ?, akin to Skr. mrita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.] 1. (Myth.) (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. (b) An unguent of the gods. His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. --Milton. 2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. --Spenser. 3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. \Ambro"sia\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family {Scolytid[ae]} believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows.

Ambrosia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ambrosia?

[n] (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
[n] fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
[n] any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
[n] a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ambrosia: beebread | bitterweed | nectar | ragweed

Ambrosia In Webster's Dictionary

\Am*bro"sia\ (?; 277), n. [L. ambrosia, Gr. ?, properly
fem. of ?, fr. ? immortal, divine; 'a priv. + ? mortal
(because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who
partook of it). ? stands for ?, akin to Skr. mrita, L.
mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.]
1. (Myth.)
   (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their
       drink), which conferred immortality upon those who
       partook of it.
   (b) An unguent of the gods.

             His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. --Milton.

2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very
   pleasing to the taste or smell. --Spenser.

3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of
   plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called
   ragweed, hogweed, etc.


\Am*bro"sia\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The food of certain small bark beetles, family {Scolytid[ae]}
believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their
burrows.

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