Helen Fenton

Ambrosia: Definition and part of speech

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Ambrosia

  1. n. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc.
  2. n. The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.
  3. n. An unguent of the gods.
  4. n. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ambrosial: Definition and part of speech

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Ambrosial

  1. a. Divinely excellent or beautiful.
  2. a. Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ambrosian: Definition and part of speech

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Ambrosian

  1. a. Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose.
  2. a. Ambrosial.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ambrosin: Definition and part of speech

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Ambrosin

  1. n. An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.