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   nectar

   /ˈnɛktə/

   noun

   • 1. a sugary fluid secreted within flowers to encourage pollination by insects and other animals, collected by bees to make into honey.
   • 2. (in Greek and Roman mythology) the drink of the gods.
   • ▪ a delicious drink: "the cold pint at the pub was nectar"
   • ▪ a thick fruit juice. North American

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in nectar (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek nektar.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nectarean adjective
   • 2. nectareous adjective
   • 3. nectarous adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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