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Look up: Ambrosia

  1. 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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  2. ambrosia
    In Greek mythology, food of the gods which was supposed to confer eternal life upon all who ate it. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. 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 <...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. 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 mri...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/68

  5. 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/68

  6. 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 ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. 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
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. 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 perfume...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. 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...
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Amb

  10. 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 ambroysi...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  11. 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.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08036

  12. Ambrosia
    In Greek mythology, ambrosia was the food of the gods which was supposed to confer eternal life upon all who ate it.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Ambrosia
    Ambrosia is a variety of apple.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. ambrosia
    (am-BROH-zhah) - (1) The name is sometimes applied to certain beverages. (2) A traditional Christmas dish in many Southern homes, where the dessert is served in the best cut-glass bowl from the sideboard. It usually consists of chilled fruit (usually oranges and bananas) mixed with coconut.
    Found on http://whatscookingamerica.net/Glossary/

  15. Ambrosia
    In ancient ἀμβροσία-->) is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the Greek gods (or demigods), often depicted as conferring ageless immortality upon whoever consumes it.<ref name="OCD">--> It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves, so it may have be...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia

  16. Ambrosia
    (disambiguation) `Ambrosia` is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the gods of Greek mythology. `Ambrosia` may also refer to: Mythology: Biology: Music: Business: Name: Other:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia

  17. Ambrosia
    (band) `Ambrosia` is an American rock band formed in southern date=May 2009--> While Ambrosia had many radio hits in the 1970s, much of the material on their five albums is progressive rock|progressive in nature. The founding constituents of Ambrosia were reared in Southern California in the ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia

  18. Ambrosia
    (apple) `Ambrosia` is a relatively new cultivar of apple originating in British Columbia in the early 1990s. It is medium to large in size and has mostly red colouration, with yellow patches. It has cream-coloured, firm meat with a sweet, crisp, aromatic flavour reminiscent of pear and low ac...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia

  19. Ambrosia
    (food) `Ambrosia` is a well known brand in the United Kingdom. Its original product was a dried milk powder for infants, but it is most famous for its custard and rice pudding. The brand plays on the fact that it is made in Devon (at a factory in Lifton), with well known strapline "De...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia



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