n.
- a sugary fluid secreted within flowers to encourage pollination by insects, collected by bees to make into honey.
- (in Greek and Roman mythology) the drink of the gods.
▸a delicious drink.
▸N. Amer. a thick fruit juice.
Derivative
- nectarivorous adj.
- nectarous adj.
Etymology
C16: via L. from Gk nektar.