nectar

4 definitions found

nectar - 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]

nectar - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nectar
      n 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]

nectar - 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)

nectar - 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