nectar
noun /ˈnektə(r)/
/ˈnektər/
[uncountable]- a sweet liquid that is produced by flowers and collected by bees for making honey
- The bees fly within a five mile radius to collect nectar.
- Butterflies were sipping nectar from the flowers.
- a delicious drink
- On such a hot day, even water was nectar.
- the thick juice of some fruits as a drink
- peach nectar
Word Originmid 16th cent. (referring to the drink of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology): via Latin from Greek nektar.