Definition of ambrosias Ambrosias

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Noun Plural: ambrosias
ambrosia - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
		nectar
		dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy something considered choice to eat
		classical mythology the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks
ambrosia - fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
ambrosia - any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
		ragweed, bitterweed
		weed a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
		genus ambrosia comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae
		ambrosia artemisiifolia, common ragweed annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally
		ambrosia trifida, great ragweed a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately three-cleft or five-cleft
ambrosia - a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
		beebread

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ambrosia (Noun)
The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
ambrosia (Noun)
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
ambrosia (Noun)
A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bee s and fed to larvae.

ambrosia (n.)
The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.
ambrosia (n.)
An unguent of the gods.
ambrosia (n.)
A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.
ambrosia (n.)
Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.

ambrosia
am-brō′zhi-a, n. the fabled food of the gods, which gave immortal youth and beauty to those who ate it: the anointing oil of the gods: any finely-flavoured beverage: something delightfully sweet and pleasing.—adj. Ambrō′sial, fragrant: delicious: immortal: heavenly.—adv. Ambrō′sially.—adj. Ambrō′sian, relating to ambrosia: relating to St Ambrose, bishop of Milan in the 4th century. [L.—Gr. ambrosios = ambrotos, immortal—a, neg., and brotos, mortal, for mrotos, Sans. mrita, dead—mri (L. mori), to die.]