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ambrosia
[am-broh-zhuh]
noun
Classical Mythology.the food of the gods.
something especially delicious to taste or smell.
a fruit dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut and sometimes pineapple.
ambrosia
/ æˈəʊɪə /
noun
classical myth the food of the gods, said to bestow immortality Compare nectar
anything particularly delightful to taste or smell
another name for beebread
any of various herbaceous plants constituting the genus Ambrosia, mostly native to America but widely naturalized: family Asteraceae (composites). The genus includes the ragweeds
ambrosia
The food of the gods in classical mythology. Those who ate it became immortal.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈDz adjective
- ˈDzly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ambrosia1
Example Sentences
For some, though, “fruit salad” still conjures images of syrup-slicked fruit orbs — maybe even veering into ambrosia territory.
One of his early experiments was ambrosia — a salad so retro it borders on parody, but so striking in his hands it practically glows.
The Kentucky volunteers also have to watch over the trees throughout the year to protect them from the destructive ambrosia beetles, whose larvae would quickly kill half of the orchard if left unchecked.
Mostly a holiday treat for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, ambrosia of yore was a humble delight.
The zombie is ambrosia for the mind of the horror-media buff: it possesses the visual and visceral spectacle of necrosis, the ever-present symbology of death, the excitement of the interminably strange.
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