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Nectar

noun
ˈnɛktər

Meaning

A sweet liquid produced by flowers that serves as food for butterflies.
a sweet liquid produced by flowers; any delicious drink
a sweet liquid produced by flowers and collected by bees; in mythology, the drink of the gods

Example Sentences

Butterflies drink nectar from flowers.

Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey.

The bees were busy collecting nectar from the flowers.

Example Expressions

nectar of the gods

Synonyms

flower juice, sweet liquid, floral honey, ambrosia, honey, syrup, sweetness, juice
Entry 1
flower juice, sweet liquid, floral honey
Entry 2
sweet liquid, ambrosia, honey, syrup
Entry 3
honey, syrup, ambrosia, sweetness, juice

Antonyms

polluted water, poisonous fluid, bitter liquid, poison, bitterness, toxin
Entry 1
polluted water, poisonous fluid
Entry 2
bitter liquid, poison
Entry 3
bitterness, poison, toxin

Collocations

flower nectar, collect nectar, sweet nectar, nectar of flowers, nectar drink
Entry 2
flower nectar, collect nectar, sweet nectar
Entry 3
sweet nectar, collect nectar, nectar of flowers, nectar drink

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