nectar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nectar	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for nectar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nectar n a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators fruit juice especially when undiluted (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal Synonym(s): ambrosia, nectar
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nectar \Nec"tar\, n. [L., fr. gr. [?].] 1. (Myth. & Poetic) The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage. 2. (Bot.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Nectar, AL (town, FIPS 53448) Location: 33.96903 N, 86.63626 W Population (1990): 238 (96 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)