| Ambrosia (ambrosia) |
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| n. | (?; 277) |
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| Am*bro"sia |
| [L. ambrosia,
Gr. (?), properly fem. of (?), fr. (?) immortal, divine; 'a
priv. + (?) mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those
who partook of it). (?) stands for (?), akin to S |
The fabled food of the gods (as
nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook
of it.
A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something
very pleasing to the taste or smell.
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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| Ambrosia (ambrosia) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Am*bro"sia |
| (Zoöl.) |
The food of certain small bark beetles, family
Scolytidæ believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles
in their burrows.
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