Definitions for ambrosia
æmˈbroʊ ʒəam·brosi·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beebread, ambrosianoun

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

2. ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweednoun

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

3. ambrosianoun

   fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

4. ambrosia, nectarnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ambrosianoun

   (Greek & Roman Mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality

2. ambrosianoun

   Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance

3. ambrosianoun

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

4. Etymology: From ambrosia, from ἀμβροσία, from ἄμβροτος, from ἀ- + βροτός.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AMBROSIAnoun

   Etymology: αμβϱοσία.

   1. The imaginary food of the gods, from which every thing eminently pleasing to the smell or taste, is called ambrosia.2. The name of a plant.

   It has male flosculous flowers, produced on separate parts of the same plant from the fruit, having no visible petals; the fruit which succeeds the female flowers, is shaped like a club, and is prickly, containing one oblong seed in each.

   The species are,
   1. The marine or sea ambrosia.
   2. Taller unsavoury sea ambrosia.
   3. The tallest Canada ambrosia, with rough plane tree leaves. The first sort should be sown early in the spring, under a warm wall. The second and third are common American weeds, which should be sown upon a gentle hotbed in the spring. None of them have much beauty to recommend them. Philip Miller.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ambrosia

   In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (, Ancient Greek: ἀμβροσία 'immortality'), the food or drink of the Greek gods, is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves and served either by Hebe or by Ganymede at the heavenly feast.Ancient art sometimes depicted ambrosia as distributed by the nymph named Ambrosia, a nurse of Dionysus.

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1. ambrosia

   Ambrosia is a concept from ancient Greek mythology, often referred to as the food or drink of the gods, believed to grant longevity or immortality to those who consumed it. In a broader and more modern context, it can also refer to something with an extremely pleasing taste or smell. Additionally, in the American South, it is used to describe a traditional fruit salad dish commonly served during holidays.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ambrosianoun

   the fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it

2. Ambrosianoun

   an unguent of the gods

3. Ambrosianoun

   a perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell

4. Ambrosianoun

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

5. Etymology: [L. ambrosia, Gr. 'ambrosi`a, properly fem. of 'ambro`sios, fr. 'a`mbrotos immortal, divine; 'a priv. + broto`s mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). broto`s stands for mroto`s, akin to Skr. mita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ambrosia

   In ancient Greek mythology, ambrosia is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring ageless immortality upon whomever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves, so it may have been thought of in the Homeric tradition as a kind of divine exhalation of the Earth. Ambrosia is sometimes depicted in ancient art as distributed by a nymph labeled with that name. In the myth of Lycurgus, an opponent to the wine god Dionysus, violence committed against Ambrosia turns her into a grapevine.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Ambrosia

   am-brō′zhi-a, n. the fabled food of the gods, which gave immortal youth and beauty to those who ate it: the anointing oil of the gods: any finely-flavoured beverage: something delightfully sweet and pleasing.—adj. Ambrō′sial, fragrant: delicious: immortal: heavenly.—adv. Ambrō′sially.—adj. Ambrō′sian, relating to ambrosia: relating to St Ambrose, bishop of Milan in the 4th century. [L.—Gr. ambrosios = ambrotos, immortal—a, neg., and brotos, mortal, for mrotos, Sans. mrita, dead—mri (L. mori), to die.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ambrosia

   A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. The POLLEN is one cause of HAYFEVER.

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MythologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ambrosia

   (Ambro′sia) were Bacchanalian festivals.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ambrosia

   bee-bread: the food cultures of certain Scolytid beetles.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AMBROSIA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ambrosia is ranked #43151 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ambrosia surname appeared 501 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ambrosia.
   
   87.2% or 437 total occurrences were White.
   7.5% or 38 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.4% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Classical Mythology
   • Composition
   • Delicacy
   • Dessert
   • Weed

Anagrams for ambrosia »

1. saboraim

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ambrosia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ambrosia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ambrosia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ambrosia
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ambrosia
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ambrosia
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ambrosia
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ambrosia
9. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=ambrosia
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=ambrosia
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html