ambrosia vs honey

ambrosia

noun
  • Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing. 

  • Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect. 

  • A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream. 

  • Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance. 

  • The anointing-oil of the gods. 

  • The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality. 

  • A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae. 

  • An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys. 

honey

noun
  • Something sweet or desirable. 

  • Nectar. 

  • A woman, especially an attractive one. 

  • A variety of this substance. 

  • A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey. 

  • A term of affection. 

  • A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. 

adj
  • Involving or resembling honey. 

  • Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey. 

verb
  • To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. 

  • To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments. 

  • To sweeten; to make agreeable. 

  • To add honey to. 

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