ambrosia (n.)

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

    [ Syn: beebread ]

  2. any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

    [ Syn: ragweed , bitterweed ]

  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

    [ Syn: nectar ]

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