🍯nectar

noun
/ˈnɛktər/

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

The bees were busy collecting nectar from the flowers.

Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey.

Butterflies drink nectar from flowers.

Example Expressions

nectar of the gods

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Collocations

sweet nectar, collect nectar, nectar of flowers, nectar drink, flower nectar
Entry 1
sweet nectar, collect nectar, nectar of flowers, nectar drink
Entry 2
flower nectar, collect nectar, sweet nectar

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