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nectareous
Variant of nectar
noun
- Gr. & Rom. Myth. the drink of the gods
- any very delicious beverage
- Bot. the sweetish liquid in many flowers, used by bees for the making of honey
Related Forms:
- nectarean adjective or nectareous or nectarous
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