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ambrosia

amb·ro·sia

US/æmˈbɹoʊʒə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae

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3.

fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

4.

(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal

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Origin

From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotós, “mortal”).

Phrases

  • ambrosia beetle
  • ambrosia fungus

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