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Noun: nectar  nek-tu(r)
  1. A sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
    "Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey"
     
  2. Fruit juice especially when undiluted
    "The peach nectar was thick and sweet"
     
  3. (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
    "In Greek myths, heroes sometimes stole nectar from the gods";
    - ambrosia

Derived forms: nectars

Type of: dainty, delicacy, fruit crush, fruit juice, goody, kickshaw [archaic], secretion, treat

Encyclopedia: Nectar, Alabama