Nectar
noun
A sweet juice produced by flowers to attract insects.
Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey.
Often appears as...
- collect nectar
- nectar from flowers
noun
A drink offered to gods by ancient Greeks and Romans.
In Greek mythology, gods on Mount Olympus drank nectar.
Often appears as...
- drink nectar
- nectar and ambrosia
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Historical
noun
Something outstandingly delightful or pleasing.
The melody of the piano was like nectar to his ears.
Often appears as...
- nectar to the ears
- nectar of the gods
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Approving
Figurative,Idiomatic
noun
A sweet juice produced by flowers to attract insects.
Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey.
Often appears as...
- collect nectar
- nectar from flowers
noun
A drink offered to gods by ancient Greeks and Romans.
In Greek mythology, gods on Mount Olympus drank nectar.
Often appears as...
- drink nectar
- nectar and ambrosia
Usage tips
Historical
noun
Something outstandingly delightful or pleasing.
The melody of the piano was like nectar to his ears.
Often appears as...
- nectar to the ears
- nectar of the gods
Usage tips
Approving
Figurative,Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Attracting Insects
Nectar chiefly serves as bait for insects, assisting in plant pollination.
The vibrant petals and sweet nectar of the flower work in unison to lure bees.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Human Food
Although nectar is sweet, it's not produced for human consumption unlike fruit juice.
While nectar feeds the bees, we can't just pluck a flower and drink from it.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature's Process
Nectar is part of a natural cycle, crucial for the production of honey by bees.
Bees busily moved from bloom to bloom, gathering nectar for their honeycombs.
Pro Tip 1/3Attracting Insects
Nectar chiefly serves as bait for insects, assisting in plant pollination.
The vibrant petals and sweet nectar of the flower work in unison to lure bees.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Human Food
Although nectar is sweet, it's not produced for human consumption unlike fruit juice.
While nectar feeds the bees, we can't just pluck a flower and drink from it.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature's Process
Nectar is part of a natural cycle, crucial for the production of honey by bees.
Bees busily moved from bloom to bloom, gathering nectar for their honeycombs.
Pro Tip 1/3Attracting Insects
Nectar chiefly serves as bait for insects, assisting in plant pollination.
The vibrant petals and sweet nectar of the flower work in unison to lure bees.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Human Food
Although nectar is sweet, it's not produced for human consumption unlike fruit juice.
While nectar feeds the bees, we can't just pluck a flower and drink from it.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature's Process
Nectar is part of a natural cycle, crucial for the production of honey by bees.
Bees busily moved from bloom to bloom, gathering nectar for their honeycombs.
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Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
and they have to keep it still to be able to get that really thin beak into really thin flowers, to be able to find that nectar that they're really living life in the fast lane. The fact their heart has to go a thousand beats a minute just to pump that blood around so they can fly so efficiently. But it is thirsty work, they have to drink every ten minutes or so.
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Marla Spivak: Why bees...
from pollen and all of the carbohydrates they need from nectar. They're flower-feeders, and as they move from flower to flower, basically on a shopping trip at the local floral mart, they end up providing this valuable pollination service. In parts of the world where there are no bees,
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The surprising secrets...
often consuming an average of four meals an hour while flying. Fortunately, their hovering lets them eat at remarkable angles without perching, consuming food that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Using their long slender bills, they reach deep inside flowers and pump out nectar
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The truth about bats -...
of free pest control for farmers, which benefits everyone who eats the foods that they grow. Fruit bats, also called megabats because of their large size, are important for the role they play in plant pollination. By traveling between flowers while feeding on nectar and fruits,
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This Plant Traps its...
sheltering it from heavy rain and protecting the digestive juices at the bottom of the plant from being diluted should an unfortunate victim be attracted to the nepenthe's sugary nectar and the bright colours of its rim it could be in for a sudden fall from grace
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The wild world of...
Over the next few hours, her writhing sets the trap off repeatedly, each time bringing her deeper into the plant to be digested alive bit by bit. Meanwhile, this beetle is bewitched by sweet-smelling nectar. The scent draws him closer and closer
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David Attenborough Eats...
in the lush forests of the tropics where flowers bloomed throughout the year animals that feed on nectar can always find a drink somewhere but in other parts of the world where perhaps the winters are bitterly cold or here in the
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How does caffeine keep...
it's toxic to insects. But when they consume it in lower doses, as it's found in nectar, it can actually help them remember and revisit flowers. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system.
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Why are there so many...
Take butterflies. In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate to help them grow and spin cocoons. But when they emerge as butterflies, these insects feed only on flower nectar.
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Rare Ghost Orchid Has...
off the edge of a tree it just deepens the mystery it deepens the power of those places there's just nothing like it the way has these curling tendrils and that long nectar stem the artistry is in the form itself
Video examples
Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
and they have to keep it still to be able to get that really thin beak into really thin flowers, to be able to find that nectar that they're really living life in the fast lane. The fact their heart has to go a thousand beats a minute just to pump that blood around so they can fly so efficiently. But it is thirsty work, they have to drink every ten minutes or so.
Video examples
Marla Spivak: Why bees...
from pollen and all of the carbohydrates they need from nectar. They're flower-feeders, and as they move from flower to flower, basically on a shopping trip at the local floral mart, they end up providing this valuable pollination service. In parts of the world where there are no bees,
Video examples
The surprising secrets...
often consuming an average of four meals an hour while flying. Fortunately, their hovering lets them eat at remarkable angles without perching, consuming food that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Using their long slender bills, they reach deep inside flowers and pump out nectar
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
of free pest control for farmers, which benefits everyone who eats the foods that they grow. Fruit bats, also called megabats because of their large size, are important for the role they play in plant pollination. By traveling between flowers while feeding on nectar and fruits,
Video examples
This Plant Traps its...
sheltering it from heavy rain and protecting the digestive juices at the bottom of the plant from being diluted should an unfortunate victim be attracted to the nepenthe's sugary nectar and the bright colours of its rim it could be in for a sudden fall from grace
Video examples
The wild world of...
Over the next few hours, her writhing sets the trap off repeatedly, each time bringing her deeper into the plant to be digested alive bit by bit. Meanwhile, this beetle is bewitched by sweet-smelling nectar. The scent draws him closer and closer
Video examples
David Attenborough Eats...
in the lush forests of the tropics where flowers bloomed throughout the year animals that feed on nectar can always find a drink somewhere but in other parts of the world where perhaps the winters are bitterly cold or here in the
Video examples
How does caffeine keep...
it's toxic to insects. But when they consume it in lower doses, as it's found in nectar, it can actually help them remember and revisit flowers. In the human body, caffeine acts as a stimulant for the central nervous system.
Video examples
Why are there so many...
Take butterflies. In their larval caterpillar form, they chomp hungrily through leaves at a rapid rate to help them grow and spin cocoons. But when they emerge as butterflies, these insects feed only on flower nectar.
Video examples
Rare Ghost Orchid Has...
off the edge of a tree it just deepens the mystery it deepens the power of those places there's just nothing like it the way has these curling tendrils and that long nectar stem the artistry is in the form itself
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Quote examples
Sri Chinmoy
Indian Philosopher
All around us is the cosmic game, the cosmic play. The universe is full of joy, inner and outer. When realisation takes place, we have to feel the necessity of manifesting this constant delight in our heart. The delight glows, but does not burn. It has tremendous intensity, but it is all softness and absolutely sweet-flowing nectar.
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Laura Amy Schlitz
American Author
People tend to associate fairies with princesses, but they couldn't be more different. Princesses have dynastic and domestic pressures, and they get parked on glass hills. Fairies don't have families. They don't clean or cook. They sip nectar from flowers and dance by the light of the moon.
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Sue Hubbell
American Author
My bees cover one thousand square miles of land that I do not own in their foraging flights, flying from flower to flower for which I pay no rent, stealing nectar but pollinating plants in return.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Agave nectar is a good substitute for refined sugars. It has a relatively low glycaemic index, which means it doesn't cause quick rises in blood sugar levels. It also has a nice, mild flavour.
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Chanakya
Indian Politician
The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.
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Jon English
Australian Musician
I have crushed the cup of youth like a rose between my fingers but its nectar never warmed my weary heart.
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Ali Fazal
Indian Actor
Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.
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Sri Chinmoy
Indian Philosopher
All around us is the cosmic game, the cosmic play. The universe is full of joy, inner and outer. When realisation takes place, we have to feel the necessity of manifesting this constant delight in our heart. The delight glows, but does not burn. It has tremendous intensity, but it is all softness and absolutely sweet-flowing nectar.
Quote examples
Laura Amy Schlitz
American Author
People tend to associate fairies with princesses, but they couldn't be more different. Princesses have dynastic and domestic pressures, and they get parked on glass hills. Fairies don't have families. They don't clean or cook. They sip nectar from flowers and dance by the light of the moon.
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Sue Hubbell
American Author
My bees cover one thousand square miles of land that I do not own in their foraging flights, flying from flower to flower for which I pay no rent, stealing nectar but pollinating plants in return.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Agave nectar is a good substitute for refined sugars. It has a relatively low glycaemic index, which means it doesn't cause quick rises in blood sugar levels. It also has a nice, mild flavour.
Quote examples
Chanakya
Indian Politician
The happiness and peace attained by those satisfied by the nectar of spiritual tranquillity is not attained by greedy persons restlessly moving here and there.
Quote examples
Jon English
Australian Musician
I have crushed the cup of youth like a rose between my fingers but its nectar never warmed my weary heart.
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Ali Fazal
Indian Actor
Theatre is like an actor's nectar, like how cinema is a director's medium.
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