Ambrosia Definition
ăm-brōzhə, -zhē-ə
noun
The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
American Heritage
The food of the gods.
Webster's New World
Something with an especially delicious flavor or fragrance.
American Heritage
Anything that tastes or smells delicious.
Webster's New World
A dessert containing primarily oranges and flaked coconut.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- ragweed
- bitterweed
- nectar
- honeypot
- edulcoration
- sugar-making
- saccharification
- cate
- blackstrap
- perfume
- delicacy
- amrita
- savory fare
- heavenly food
- delectable sustenance
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the tribe Heliantheae — the ragweeds.
Wiktionary
Origin of Ambrosia
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From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosia, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ambrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotos, “mortal”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin from Greek ambrosiā from ambrotos immortal, immortalizing mer- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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