nectar
noun
1 nectar
A sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators.
Roget 396:
sweetness,
dulcitude†.
sugar,
syrup,
treacle,
molasses,
honey,
manna;
confection,
confectionary;
sweets,
grocery,
conserve,
preserve,
confiture†,
jam,
julep;
sugar-candy,
sugar-plum;
licorice,
marmalade,
plum,
lollipop,
bonbon,
jujube,
comfit,
sweetmeat;
apple butter,
caramel,
damson,
glucose;
maple sirup†,
maple syrup,
maple sugar;
mithai†,
sorghum,
taffy.
nectar;
hydromel†,
mead,
meade†,
metheglin†,
honeysuckle,
liqueur,
sweet wine,
aperitif.
[sources of sugar]
sugar cane,
sugar beets.
[sweet foods]
desert,
pastry,
pie,
cake,
candy,
ice cream,
tart,
puff,
pudding
(food)
298.
dulcification†,
dulcoration†.
sweetener,
corn syrup,
cane sugar,
refined sugar,
beet sugar,
dextrose;
artificial sweetener,
saccharin,
cyclamate,
aspartame,
Sweet'N Low.
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Dutch: nectar
Polish: nektar
2 nectar
Fruit juice especially when undiluted.
Dutch: nektar
Polish: nektar
3 nectar
classical mythology The food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal.
synonym: ambrosia.
Roget 394:
savoriness
etc.
adj.;
good taste,
deliciousness,
delectability.
relish,
zest;
appetizer.
tidbit,
titbit†,
dainty,
delicacy,
tasty morsel;
appetizer,
hors d'ouvres [Fr.];
ambrosia,
nectar,
bonne-bouche [Fr.];
game,
turtle,
venison;
delicatessen.
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Dutch: ambrosia, ambrozijn, godenspijs
Polish: ambrozja
Moby thesaurus: ambrosia, artificial sweetener, blackstrap, bonne bouche, calcium cyclamate, cane syrup, cate, choice morsel, clover honey, comb honey, corn syrup, cyclamates, dainty, delicacy, dessert, edulcoration, goody, honey, honeycomb, honeydew, honeypot, kickshaw, manna, maple syrup, molasses, morsel, saccharification, saccharin, savory, sodium cyclamate, sorghum, sugar, sugar-making, sugaring off, sweetener, sweetening, sweets, syrup, tidbit, titbit, treacle, treat ... show more.
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