ambrosia – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ambrosia
n.
legendary food of the gods (Greek Mythology); something that has a wonderful taste or smell; dessert made of fruits and coconut; genus of hermaphroditic composite herbs that includes ragweeds
Ambrosia
In the ancient
Greek myths,
ambrosia is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring
longevity or
immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in
Olympus by
doves, so it may have been thought of in the Homeric tradition as a kind of divine exhalation of the Earth.
ambrosia
Noun
1. a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
(synonym) beebread
(hypernym) composition
2. any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
(synonym) ragweed, bitterweed
(hypernym) weed
(hyponym) common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia
(member-holonym) genus Ambrosia
3. fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
(hypernym) dessert, sweet, afters
4. (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
(synonym) nectar
(hypernym) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
(classification) classical mythology
ambrosia
nf.
ambrosia, ragweed, legendary food of the gods (Greek Mythology); amrita (Hindu mythology)
ambrosía
nf.
ambrosia, legendary food of the gods (Greek Mythology); something that has a wonderful taste or smell; dessert made of fruits and coconut; ragweed, species of weed from the daisy family (produces pollen that often causes allergic reactions)
