AMBROSIA
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Am*bro"sia (?; 277), n. [L. ambrosia, Gr. &unr_;, properly fem. of &unr_;, fr. &unr_; immortal, divine; 'a priv. + &unr_; mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). &unr_; stands for &unr_;, akin to Skr. mrita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.] 1. (Myth.) (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. (b) An unguent of the gods.
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His dewy locks distilled ambrosia.
Milton.
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2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser.
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3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.
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4. (Zo&ö;l.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidæ believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows.
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5. A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow.
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