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Definition of Nectarous
1. Adjective. Extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant. "Ambrosial food"
Definition of Nectarous
1. a. Nectareous.
Definition of Nectarous
1. Adjective. consisting of, having the qualities of, or resembling nectar ¹
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Definition of Nectarous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nectarous
Literary usage of Nectarous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Physiological Botany by Patrick Keith (1816)
"The cavities observable in the petals of Ranunculus, situated immediately above
the claw, are also secretory organs, and the fluid secreted is nectarous. ..."
2. Bentley by Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1882)
"(332) which describes Satan wounded by the sword of the archangel Michael:— from
the gash A stream of nectarous humour issuing ..."
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