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ambrosia
(æmbroʊziə, US -ʒiə)
uncountable noun
In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the food of the gods.
ambrosia in British English
(æmˈbrəʊzɪə)
noun
1. classical mythology
the food of the gods, said to bestow immortality
Compare nectar (sense 2)2.
anything particularly delightful to taste or smell
3. another name for beebread
4.
any of various herbaceous plants constituting the genus Ambrosia, mostly native to America but widely naturalized: family Asteraceae (composites). The genus includes the ragweeds
Derived forms
ambrosial (amˈbrosial) or ambrosian (amˈbrosian) adjective
ambrosially (amˈbrosially)
adverb
Word origin
C16: via Latin from Greek: immortality, from ambrotos, from a-1 + brotos mortalambrosia in American English
(æmˈbroʊʒə; æmˈbroʊʒiə; æmˈbroʊziə)
noun
1. Classical Mythology
the food of the gods
2.
anything that tastes or smells delicious
3.
ragweed
Word origin
L < Gr < ambrotos, immortal < a-, not + brotos, mortal < *mrotos < IE *mṛ-to, dead: for base see mortalImage ofambrosia
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Examples of 'ambrosia' in a sentenceambrosia
- to have one's hair in a ponytail
- to have one's hair permed
- to have one's hands full (with sth)
- to have one's head screwed on
- to have one's own agenda
- to have one's own transport
- to have one's period
- to have one's say
- to have one's stomach pumped
- to have one's tonsils out
- to have one's wits about one
- to have or bear a grudge (against sb)
- to have or be running a temperature
- to have or feel sympathy for sb
- to have or get a haircut
- to have or get one's hair cut
- to have or get one's hair done
- to have or go for or take a wander
- to have or have got sth to do
- to have or keep an open mind
- to have or receive treatment for sth
- to have or take a bath
- to have or take a look at
- to have or take a peek (at sth/sb)
- to have or take a peep (at sth/sb)