nectar

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:23:39

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.

 

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