Look up: Ambrosia

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   Ambrosia
   In Greek mythology, ambrosia was the food of the gods which was supposed to confer eternal life upon all who ate it.
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   ambrosia
   [n] - fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut 2. [n] - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods
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   ambrosia
   In Greek mythology, food of the gods which was supposed to confer eternal life upon all who ate it. ...
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   ambrosia
   a member of the(mainly tropical)family Platypodidae and of some genera of the Scolytidae and Lymoxylidae,whose small cylindrical adults make or initiate tunnels(appearing in cross-section as shotholes,pinholes or needleholes)in green timber and living but generally unhealthy,damaged or dying trees Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Ambrosia
   Am·bro'sia noun [ Latin ambrosia , Greek ..., properly fem. of ..., from ... immortal, divine; 'a priv. + ... mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). ... stands for ..., akin to Sanskrit mrita , Latin mortuus , dead, and to English mortal .] 1. (Myth.) (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar ...
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   Ambrosia
   Am·bro'sia noun (Zoology) The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidæ believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows.
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   ambrosia
   1. The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. An unguent of the gods. 'His dewy locks distilled ambrosia.' (Milton) ... 2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. ... 3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot), a genus of plants ...
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   ambrosia
   noun any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
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   Ambrosia
   In ancient Greek mythology, `ambrosia` is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the gods, often depicted as conferring immortality on whoever consumes it. Ambrosia is very closely related to the gods' other form of sustenance, `nectar`. The two terms may not have originally been distinguished, though in Homer's poems and later works, nectar is the drink and ambrosia the food. On the other hand, in Alcman, nectar is the food, and in Sappho ...
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    Ambrosia
    • (n.) Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. • (n.) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. • (n.) A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleas...
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    Ambrosia
    Ambrosia is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Eternal` Where is it used? The name Ambrosia is mainly used In Ancient Greek.See also In Spanish and In Portuguese: Ambrosio In Italian: Ambrogio (M) In Hungarian: Ambrus In French: Ambroise The name Ambrosia doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name
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    ambrosia
    ambrosia 1. In Greek and Roman mythology, the food or drink of the gods thought to bestow immortality. 2. Something especially delicious to taste or smell. 3. A fruit dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut and sometimes pineapple. 4. Etymology: borrowed perhaps through Middle French ambroysie, or directly from Latin ambrosia, from Greek ambrosia, ...
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    ambrosia
    ambrosia (ămbrō'zhu) , in Greek mythology, food and drink with which the Olympian gods preserved their immortality. Extraordinarily fragrant, ambrosia was probably conceived of as a purified and idealized form of honey. It was accompanied by nectar, wine of the gods.
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