nectar

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

nectars

1.
(countable, uncountable)(chiefly mythology) The drink of the gods.
2.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)(by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.

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verb

V_es/s

nectars

V_ing/Gerund

nectaring

V_ed/pp

nectared

1.
(intransitive)To feed on nectar.
Nectaring is one of butterflies' favourite activities.

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (nourishment of the gods), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (perish, disappear) + *-tr̥h₂ (overcoming), from *terh₂- (to overcome, pass through, cross over).