ambrosia
[ am-broh-zhuh ]
/ æmˈbroʊ ʒə /
noun
something especially delicious to taste or smell.
a fruit dessert made of oranges and shredded coconut and sometimes pineapple.
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British Dictionary definitions for ambrosia
ambrosia
/ (æmˈbrəʊzɪə) /
noun
anything particularly delightful to taste or smell
another name for beebread
any of various herbaceous plants constituting the genus Ambrosia, mostly native to America but widely naturalized: family Asteraceae (composites). The genus includes the ragweeds
Derived forms of ambrosia
ambrosial or ambrosian, adjectiveambrosially, adverbWord Origin for ambrosia
C16: via Latin from Greek: immortality, from ambrotos, from a- 1 + brotos mortal
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Cultural definitions for ambrosia
ambrosia
[ (am-broh-zhuh) ]
The food of the gods in classical mythology. Those who ate it became immortal.
notes for ambrosia
Particularly delicious food is sometimes called “ambrosia.”
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