Noun: ambrosia am'brow-zh(ee-)u [N. Amer], am'brow-zee-u [Brit]- A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
- beebread - Any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
- ragweed, bitterweed - Fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
- (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
- nectar
Derived forms: ambrosias Type of: afters [Brit, informal], composition, dainty, delicacy, dessert, goody, kickshaw [archaic], sweet [Brit], treat, weed Part of: genus Ambrosia Encyclopedia: Ambrosia, West Virginia |