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Nectar is derived from Greek νέκταρ, the fabled drink of eternal life. [3] Some derive the word from νε- or νη- "not" plus κτα- or κτεν- "kill" [citation needed], meaning "unkillable", thus "immortal". The common use of the word "nectar" to refer to the "sweet liquid in flowers", is first recorded in AD 1600. [3]
An Australian painted lady (Vanessa kershawi) feeding on nectar through its long proboscis. In zoology, a nectarivore is an animal which derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of the sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants.
Nectar is the sugar-rich liquid produced by the flowers of plants, in order to attract pollinating animals. Nectar may also refer to: Nectar, originally a name of the food or drink of the gods in Greek mythology; see ambrosia
Ambrosia is very closely related to the gods' other form of sustenance, nectar.The two terms may not have originally been distinguished; [6] though in Homer's poems nectar is usually the drink and ambrosia the food of the gods; it was with ambrosia that Hera "cleansed all defilement from her lovely flesh", [7] and with ambrosia Athena prepared Penelope in her sleep, [8] so that when she ...
Nectars are a type of non-carbonated soft drink made by muddling the flesh of fruits [citation needed]. In some countries, the beverage industry distinguishes nectars from drinks labeled as "juice".
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