nectarean

Variant of nectar

nectar definition

nec·tar (nek′tər)

noun

  1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. the drink of the gods
  2. any very delicious beverage
  3. Bot. the sweetish liquid in many flowers, used by bees for the making of honey

Etymology: L < Gr nektar < ? base of necros, dead body (see necro-) + tar, who overcomes (akin to Sans tarati, he overcomes): hence, death-overcoming: the drink was held to confer immortality

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