Nectar Definition
nĕktər
noun
The drink of the gods.
Webster's New World
The sweetish liquid in many flowers, used by bees for the making of honey.
Webster's New World
Any very delicious beverage.
Webster's New World
A beverage containing fruit juice or purée.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Nectar
Noun
Singular:
nectar
Plural:
nectarsOrigin of Nectar
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From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (nektar, “nourishment of the gods"), from νέκ (nek, “death") (see necro-) + ταρ (tar, “overcoming"), from Proto-Indo-European *tere (“to overcome, pass through, cross over").
From Wiktionary
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Latin from Greek nektar drink of the gods nek-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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