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English noun: ambrosia | |||
| 1. | ambrosia (substance) a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae | ||
| Synonyms | beebread | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | composition | ||
| 2. | ambrosia (plant) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma | ||
| Synonyms | bitterweed, ragweed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weed | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia psilostachya, Ambrosia trifida, common ragweed, great ragweed, perennial ragweed, western ragweed | ||
| Member meronym | genus Ambrosia | ||
| 3. | ambrosia (food) fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | afters, dessert, sweet | ||
| 4. | ambrosia (food) (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal | ||
| Synonyms | nectar | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat | ||
| Domain category | classical mythology | ||
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