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1. (n.) nectar
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
2. nectar
the juice of a fruit, esp. when not diluted, or a blend of fruit juices.
3. nectar
(in Greek myth) the life-giving drink of the gods.
4. nectar
any delicious drink.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L < Gk néktar)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nectar
a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
2. (noun) nectar
fruit juice especially when undiluted
3. (noun) ambrosia, nectar
(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) nectar
the drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage
2. (noun) nectar
a sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. nectar
in the regard of the Greeks the drink of the gods, which, along with ambrosia, their food, nourished the ichor, their blood, and kept them ever in the bloom of immortal youth; it was not permitted to mortals to drink of it.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. nectar
Sugar-rich liquid produced in plant glands called nectaries. It is either produced in flowers or other plant structures, providing a source of attraction for pollinating insects and animals, as well as being a nutrient source to animal mutualists which provide protection of plants against herbivores.
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Sense: the sweet liquid collected by bees to make honey.
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 Afrikaans: nektar |
 Arabic: رَحيق |
 Bulgarian: нектар |
 Brazilian: néctar |
 Czech: nektar |
 German: der Nektar |
 Danish: nektar |
 Greek: νέκταρ |
 Spanish: néctar |
 Estonian: nektar |
 Farsi: شهد |
 Finnish: mesi |
 French: nectar |
 Hebrew: צוּף |
 Hindi: अमृत |
 Croatian: nektar |
 Hungarian: virágméz |
 Indonesian: sari bunga |
 Icelandic: hunangslögur |
 Italian: nettare |
 Japanese: 花みつ |
 Korean: (꽃의) 꿀 |
 Lithuanian: nektaras |
 Latvian: nektārs |
 Malay: madu bunga |
 Dutch: nectar |
 Norwegian: nektar |
 Polish: nektar |
 Persian: ،عسل شهد |
 Pashto: شات،عسل |
 Portuguese: néctar |
 Romanian: nectar |
 Russian: нектар |
 Slovak: nektár |
 Slovenian: sladek cvetni sok |
 Serbian: nektar |
 Swedish: nektar |
 Thai: น้ำหวานของเกสรดอกไม้ |
 Turkish: balözü, nektar |
 Taiwanese: 花蜜 |
 Ukrainian: нектар |
 Urdu: پھولوں کا رس |
 Vietnamese: mật hoa |
 Chinese: 花蜜 |
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