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ambrosia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beebread |
| Type of | composition |
ambrosia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bitterweed, ragweed |
| Type of | weed |
| Has types | perennial ragweed, ambrosia psilostachya, common ragweed, ambrosia trifida, great ragweed, western ragweed, ambrosia artemisiifolia |
Examples of ambrosia
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The coconut was to be used for ambrosia, as well as for coconut pies and cakes.
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Like the ambrosia at the center of the plot, it moves slowly and tastes sweet.
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Tasting that delicious, kooky ambrosia only underscored my tamale pie craving.
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Ambrosia is very closely related to the gods'other form of sustenance, nectar.
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It was the food of the gods, their ambrosia, and it mediated between the two realms.
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Do you think, however, that the culprit might have been the ambrosia beetle?
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The cause of the disease is a fungus vectored by an Asian ambrosia beetle.
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The four mortal lovers kept the audience as bewitched as the ambrosia-toting fairies.
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She then presented him with the cup of ambrosia from which he sipped, before crowning her.
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- Beebread: a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
- Ragweed: any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
- 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
- In the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia (Greek: u1F00u03BCu03B2u03C1u03BFu03C3u03AFu03B1, "immortality") is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves, so it may have been thought of in the Homeric tradition as a kind of divine exhalation of the Earth.
- Ambrosia is a relatively new cultivar of apple originating in British Columbia in the early 1990s. It is medium to large in size and has mostly red coloration, with yellow patches. It has cream-colored, firm meat with a sweet, crisp, aromatic flavor reminiscent of pear and low acidity. ...
- Ambrosia is a musical group formed in the Los Angeles area during the early 1970s.
- Deus Ex is a series of first person video games, consisting of three games: Deus Ex (2000), ' (2003), and ' (2011).
- Ambrosia is a well known brand in the United Kingdom. Its original product was a dried milk powder for infants, but it is most famous for its custard and rice pudding. ...
