4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
2. (Bot.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees
make honey.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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)
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The
secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe
that they come pretty near to a knowledge of its chief ingredient.
Juno drank a cup of nectar,
But the draught did not affect her
Juno drank a cup of rye --
Then she bad herself good-bye.
J.G.
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