nectar

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The drink of the gods.

   They pourd in soveraine balme and Nectar good, / Good both for erthly med'cine and for hevenly food.

2. 2
   verb

   To feed on nectar.

   On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.

3. 3
   noun

   (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods

4. 4
   noun

   fruit juice especially when undiluted

5. 5
   noun

   a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators

6. 6
   noun

   Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.

7. 7
   noun

   The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).