nec·tar

nec·tar
/ˈnɛktɚ/ noun [noncount]
1 literary : the drink that the Greek and Roman gods drank
2 : a thick juice made from a particular fruit

apricot/mango nectar

3 : a sweet liquid produced by plants and used by bees in making honey

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • nec|tar — «NEHK tuhr», noun. 1. Greek and Roman Mythology. a) the drink of the gods: »But might I of Jove s nectar sup (Ben Jonson). b) the food of the gods. 2. any delicious drink. 3. a sweet liquid found in many flowers, which attracts insects and birds… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nec|tar|e|an — «nehk TAIR ee uhn», adjective. = nectareous. (Cf. ↑nectareous) …   Useful english dictionary

  • nec|tar|ine — nec|tar|ine1 «NEHK tuh REEN, NEHK tuh reen», noun. 1. a kind of peach with no down on its skin and a firm pulp. 2. the tree it grows on. ╂[< nectarine2] nec|tar|ine2 «NEHK tuhr ihn», adjective. like nectar; delicious. ╂[< nectar + ine1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • nec´tar|like´ — nec|tar «NEHK tuhr», noun. 1. Greek and Roman Mythology. a) the drink of the gods: »But might I of Jove s nectar sup (Ben Jonson). b) the food of the gods. 2. any delicious drink. 3. a sweet liquid found in many flowers, which attracts insects… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nec|tar|e|ous — «nehk TAIR ee uhs», adjective. of or like nectar; delicious; sweet …   Useful english dictionary

  • nec|tar|ous — «NEHK tuhr uhs», adjective. = nectareous. (Cf. ↑nectareous) …   Useful english dictionary

  • nec·tar·ine — /ˌnɛktəˈriːn, Brit ˈnɛktəˌriːn/ noun, pl ines [count] : a sweet fruit that is like a peach but that has smooth skin …   Useful english dictionary

  • nec — nec·tan·dra; nec·tar·e·al; nec·tar·e·an; nec·tared; nec·tar·e·ous; nec·tar·i·al; nec·tar·i·an; nec·ta·ried; nec·tar·if·er·ous; nec·ta·rin·ia; nec·ta·ri·ni·idae; nec·tar·i·ous; nec·tar·i·um; nec·tar·iv·o·rous; nec·tar·ous; nec·ta·ry; …   English syllables

  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • tarətən — ə. dəfələrlə, bir neçə kərə …   Klassik Azərbaycan ədəbiyyatında islənən ərəb və fars sözləri lüğəti

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