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nectar
CEFRB2
/ˈnɛk.tə/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Sweet liquid made by flowers, or a very enjoyable drink.
- 02
noun
Extra detailAny delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
Examples
The bee flew to the flower and drank the nectar.
Nectaring is one of butterflies' favourite activities.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.
The drink of the gods.
verb
Extra meaningTo feed on nectar.
More examples
In contextBees feed on nectar.
On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.
They pourd in soveraine balme and Nectar good, / Good both for erthly med'cine and for hevenly food.
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Origin
noun
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”).