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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek nektar

nectar

 noun
     
Related topics: Drink, Biology, Insects
nec‧tar [uncountable]
1HBI the sweet liquid that bees collect from flowers
2DFD thick juice made from particular fruit:
mango nectar
3RM the drink of the gods, in the stories of ancient Greece
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