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Nectar is often mentioned in conjunction with ambrosia, the food of the Greek and Roman gods. For centuries, English speakers have used ambrosia to refer to something with an extremely pleasing taste or smell, and nectar to refer to a delicious drink, especially a fruit juice. To the ancient Greeks and Romans, however, the powers of nectar and ambrosia far exceeded those of any earthly fare; consuming nectar and ambrosia gave the gods their immortality. In Greek, the literal meanings of ambrosia and nectar are "immortality" and "overcoming death," respectively. Nektar is believed to be a compound of Greek nek- (probably akin to Latin nec-, meaning "death") and -tar (probably akin to Sanksrit tarati, meaning "he overcomes or crosses over").
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Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
During this epic battle, four drops of the nectar fell to the Earth in places that are held scared.
—Sudipta Sen, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
One method is to place the feeders near each other, providing a visual cue that there is plenty of nectar, and there’s no need to fight over it.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
The red and yellow blooms provide an important source of early season nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bumblebees, while our four-legged friends tend to leave this plant alone.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Nectar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nectar. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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