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nectar
(encz) | nectar,nektar |
Nectar
(gcide) | 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.
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2. (Bot.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees
make honey.
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nectar
(wn) | nectar
n 1: a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
2: fruit juice especially when undiluted
3: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals
who ate it became immortal [syn: ambrosia, nectar] |
nectar
(devil) | NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The
secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe
that they come pretty near to a knowledge of its chief ingredient.
Juno drank a cup of nectar,
But the draught did not affect her.
Juno drank a cup of rye --
Then she bad herself good-bye.
J.G.
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nectariferous
(encz) | nectariferous,nektarodárný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
nectarine
(encz) | nectarine,nektarinka |
nectarine tree
(encz) | nectarine tree, n: |
nectarous
(encz) | nectarous, adj: |
nectary
(encz) | nectary, n: |
Nectar
(gcide) | 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.
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2. (Bot.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees
make honey.
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Nectareal
(gcide) | Nectareal \Nec*ta"re*al\, a.
1. Nectareous.
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2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a nectary.
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Nectarean
(gcide) | Nectarean \Nec*ta"re*an\, a. [L. nectareus: cf. F.
nectar['e]en.]
Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. "nectarean
juice." --Talfourd.
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Nectared
(gcide) | Nectared \Nec"tared\, a.
Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with
nectar. --Milton.
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Nectareous
(gcide) | Nectareous \Nec*ta"re"ous\, a.
Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar;
delicious; nectarean. --Pope.
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Nec*ta"re*ous*ness, n.
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Nectareously
(gcide) | Nectareous \Nec*ta"re"ous\, a.
Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar;
delicious; nectarean. --Pope.
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Nec*ta"re*ous*ness, n.
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Nectareousness
(gcide) | Nectareous \Nec*ta"re"ous\, a.
Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar;
delicious; nectarean. --Pope.
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Nec*ta"re*ous*ness, n.
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Nectarial
(gcide) | Nectarial \Nec*ta"ri*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant.
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Nectaried
(gcide) | Nectaried \Nec"ta*ried\, a.
Having a nectary.
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Nectaries
(gcide) | Nectary \Nec"ta*ry\, n.; pl. Nectaries. [From Nectar: cf. F.
nectaire.] (Bot.)
That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the
base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers
as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not.
See the Illustration of Nasturtium.
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Nectariferous
(gcide) | Nectariferous \Nec`tar*if"er*ous\, a. [L. nectar nectar +
-ferous: cf. F. nectarif[`e]re.] (Bot.)
Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.
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Nectarine
(gcide) | Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\ (n[e^]k"t[~e]r*[i^]n), a.
Nectareous. [R.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Nectarine \Nec`tar*ine"\ (n[e^]k`t[~e]r*[=e]n"), n. [Cf. F.
nectarine. See Nectar.] (Bot.)
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
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Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian
tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum.
It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported
from Cuba.
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Nectarize
(gcide) | Nectarize \Nec"tar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nectarized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Nectarizing.]
To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten. [Obs.]
--Cockeram.
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Nectarized
(gcide) | Nectarize \Nec"tar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nectarized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Nectarizing.]
To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten. [Obs.]
--Cockeram.
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Nectarizing
(gcide) | Nectarize \Nec"tar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nectarized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Nectarizing.]
To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten. [Obs.]
--Cockeram.
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Nectarous
(gcide) | Nectarous \Nec"tar*ous\, a.
Nectareous. --Milton.
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Nectary
(gcide) | Nectary \Nec"ta*ry\, n.; pl. Nectaries. [From Nectar: cf. F.
nectaire.] (Bot.)
That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the
base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers
as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not.
See the Illustration of Nasturtium.
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Proper nectary
(gcide) | Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.
Cf. Appropriate.]
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1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. "His proper good"
[i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. "My proper son."
--Shak.
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Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,
Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.
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2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;
peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his
proper instincts and appetites.
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Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which
constitute our proper humanity. --Coleridge.
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3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all
respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the
proper element for fish; a proper dress.
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The proper study of mankind is man. --Pope.
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In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play,
All proper to the spring, and sprightly May.
--Dryden.
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4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]
"Thou art a proper man." --Chaucer.
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Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,
because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.
23.
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5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the
whole; not appellative; -- opposed to common; as, a
proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.
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6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;
the garden proper.
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7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any
object used as a charge.
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In proper, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Proper flower or Proper corolla (Bot.), one of the single
florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.
Proper fraction (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator
is less than the denominator.
Proper nectary (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals
and other parts of the flower. -- Proper noun (Gram.), a
name belonging to an individual, by which it is
distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to
common noun; as, John, Boston, America.
Proper perianth or Proper involucre (Bot.), that which
incloses only a single flower.
Proper receptacle (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only
a single flower or fructification.
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Spanish nectarine
(gcide) | Nectarine \Nec`tar*ine"\ (n[e^]k`t[~e]r*[=e]n"), n. [Cf. F.
nectarine. See Nectar.] (Bot.)
A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
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Spanish nectarine, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian
tree Chrysobalanus Icaco; -- also called cocoa plum.
It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported
from Cuba.
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nectar-rich
(wn) | nectar-rich
adj 1: of plants that are rich in nectar |
nectariferous
(wn) | nectariferous
adj 1: possessing nectaries |
nectarine
(wn) | nectarine
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth
skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine,
nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina]
2: a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin |
nectarine tree
(wn) | nectarine tree
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth
skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine,
nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina] |
nectarous
(wn) | nectarous
adj 1: extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant; "a
nectarous drink"; "ambrosial food" [syn: ambrosial,
ambrosian, nectarous] |
nectary
(wn) | nectary
n 1: a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes
nectar [syn: nectary, honey gland] |
prunus persica nectarina
(wn) | Prunus persica nectarina
n 1: variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth
skin and (usually) yellow flesh [syn: nectarine,
nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina] |
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