American English pronunciation

How to pronounce ambrosia

IPA transcription: [æmb'ɹoʊʒə]

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Noun

  • a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae

  • any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

  • fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

  • (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal

Usage examples

  • Attempts to identify this Ambrosiaster with known authors has continued, but with no success.
  • He was a member of one of the oldest of the Catholic Ambrosian orders.