Nectar



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.琼浆玉液;花蜜
• ［英］ n.琼浆玉液 ( drink of the gods) ; 花蜜 ( sweet liquid collected by bees)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin, from Greek nektar
• Date: 1555
• 1.
  • a. the drink of the Greek and Roman gods
  • b. something delicious to drink
  • c. a beverage of fruit juice and pulp <apricot nectar>
• 2. a sweet liquid that is secreted by the nectaries of a plant and is the chief raw material of honey
• ? nectarous adjective

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