nectar
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- Regno Unito//ˈnɛk.tə//
- Stati Uniti//ˈnɛk.təɹ//
The drink of the gods.
sostantivo
- 1
The drink of the gods.
They pourd in soveraine balme and Nectar good, / Good both for erthly med'cine and for hevenly food.
- 2
Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
- 3
The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
Etimologia
From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).
verbo
- 1
To feed on nectar.
Nectaring is one of butterflies' favourite activities.
On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.
Forme
- plurale
- nectars
- passato
- nectared
- participio passato
- nectared
- participio presente
- nectaring
- 3ª persona singolare
- nectars