 ambrosia |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (food) fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut | |
| Related terms: | dessert | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma | |
| Synonyms: | bitterweed ragweed | |
| Related terms: | weed common_ragweed western_ragweed great_ragweed genus_Ambrosia | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae | |
| Synonyms: | beebread | |
| Related terms: | composition | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal | |
| Synonyms: | nectar | |
| Related terms: | dainty classical_mythology | |
| Similar spelling: |
ambrosian ambrosial Ambrosio Ambrosino ambrose ambrocate Amparo amobarbital |
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