noun
nectar
NEHK-tuh
noun
1
The sweet liquid produced by flowers to attract bees and other pollinators.
"Bees collect nectar from the blossoms and turn it into honey."
2
Any especially delicious drink, particularly a sweetened fruit juice.
"This peach nectar is wonderfully refreshing."
How to Use Nectar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe sweet liquid flowers make for pollinators, or by extension any delicious drink.
Common pairings
flower nectar
peach nectar
sip the nectar
Word Forms
nectared past tense, nectars plural, nectars singular
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Etymology
From Greek nektar, said to mean "drink of the gods" — from a root meaning "to overcome death."