ambrosia

ambrosia definitions

• 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. 

• Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing. 

• 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.