Found 6 hits - Term: nectar, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The 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
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
ambrosia
- [3] : 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
- [4] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
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.
- [5] : 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
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
nectar, al -- u.s. town in alabama
population 2000: 372
housing units 2000: 158
land area 2000: 1.816359 sq. miles 4.704348 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.013850 sq. miles 0.035872 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.830209 sq. miles 4.740220 sq. km
fips code: 53448
located within: alabama al, fips 01
location: 33.969124 n, 86.636256 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
nectar, al
nectar
Results 1 - 1 of 1 found about nectar: Nectar
>> N Words
Nectar, definition of term: Nectar
nectar_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/09/06 00:45:10 [Total processing time: 1 seconds] |