AMBROSIA

ambrosia, nectar

(noun) (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal

ambrosia

(noun) fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed

(noun) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

beebread, ambrosia

(noun) a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

ambrosia (countable and uncountable, plural ambrosias)

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.

Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.

Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.

An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.

A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.

Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.

A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.

Anagrams

• Saboraim

Source: Wiktionary

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Am*bro"sia, n. Etym: [L. ambrosia, Gr. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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