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Definition ambrosia

Etymology

From Latin ambrosia (�food of the gods�), from Ancient Greek ???????? (ambros�a, �immortality�), from ???????? (�mbrotos, �immortal�), from ?- (a-, �not�) + ?????? (brot�s, �mortal�).

Noun

ambrosia (countable and uncountable, plural ambrosias)

1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
2. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
3. Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
4. Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
5. An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
6. A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
7. Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
8. A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.

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