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Nectareous
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| nectar (ˈnɛktə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sugary fluid produced in the nectaries of plants and collected by bees and other animals |
| 2. | classical myth Compare ambrosia the drink of the gods |
| 3. | any delicious drink, esp a sweet one |
| 4. | something very pleasant or welcome: your words are nectar to me |
| 5. | chiefly (US) |
| a. the undiluted juice of a fruit | |
| b. a mixture of fruit juices | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek néktar, perhaps nek- death (related to nekros corpse) + -tar, related to Sanskrit tarati he overcomes; compare Latin nex death and trans across] | |
| nectareous | |
| —adj | |
| 'nectarous | |
| —adj | |
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