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Ambrosia

AMBRO'SIA, n. ambro'zha, [Gr. a neg. and mortal, because it was supposed to confer immortality on them that fed on it.]
1. In heathen antiquity, the imaginary food of the gods. Hence,
2. Whatever is very pleasing to the taste or smell. The name has also been given to certain alexipharmic compositions.
ambrosia appears in definitions for these words:
Ambrosial Ambrosian Dewy

 

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