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nectareous

or necĀ·tarĀ·eĀ·an

[ nek-tair-ee-uhs ]
/ nɛkˈtɛər i əs /
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adjective
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Origin of nectareous

1700–10; <Latin nectareus of, belonging to nectar <Greek nektĆ”reos like nectar, divinely fragrant, equivalent to nĆ©ktarnectar + -eos adj. suffix; see -eous

OTHER WORDS FROM nectareous

necĀ·tarĀ·eĀ·ousĀ·ly, adverbnecĀ·tarĀ·eĀ·ousĀ·ness, noununĀ·necĀ·tarĀ·eĀ·ous, adjective
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