Ambrosia
Definition of Ambrosia
Am`bro´sia | n. | 1. | (Myth.) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. | | 2. | A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. | | 3. | Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. | | 4. | (Zool.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidæ believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows. | | 5. | A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow. |
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