ambrosialadj.

Brit.

/amˈbrəʊzɪəl/,

/amˈbrəʊʒ(ə)l/, U.S.

/æmˈbroʊʒ(i)əl/

Forms: 1500s ambroseall, 1500s–1600s ambrosiall, 1600s– ambrosial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: ambrosia n., -al suffix¹; Latin ambrosius , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < ambrosia n. + -al suffix¹, and partly (in sense 2) < classical Latin ambrosius belonging to the gods, divine, lovely, pleasant ( < ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος immortal, divine, divinely excellent or beautiful: see ambrosia n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier ambrosian adj.¹Compare classical Latin ambrosiālis , attested in an inscription, of uncertain sense and origin. In sense 3 after ambrosia n. 5. In form ambroseall after classical Latin ambroseus (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius).

a. Of food: delicious; exquisite; reminiscent of ambrosia (ambrosia n. 1a). Also of a taste: exceptionally sweet or delightful.In later use this is typically a weakened use of sense 2b. Quot. ?1578 could be interpreted as an instance of that sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > delicious or tasty

likingeOE

deliciousa1325

liciousc1420

ambrosial?1578

finger-licking1584

toothsome1584

well1598

tastya1617

toothful1622

fine-palated1735

toothy1864

scrum1877

scrumptious1894

nummy1923

delish1953

shiok1978

bess2006

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 39 After the play oout of hand, folloed a most delicioouz and (if I may so terme it) an Ambrosiall Banket.

?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 216 Viands. Delicate, delicious, delightful, tastful, tast-pleasing, nectarean, ambrosial, eye-glutting, feast-ful.

1754 S. Bowden Poems Var. Subj. 84 Here ropes of onions please the view, Dangling—the anchorite's ragoùt, Rich root..Plant of ambrosial, pungent taste, The country swain's divine repast.

1864 Harper's Mag. Sept. 445/1 It was delightful; its flavour was a kind of sorrel acid; it had an ambrosial taste!

1952 K. Farrer Missing Link (1955) x. 123 He applied himself to the crème brûlée, which was ambrosial.

2008 C. Buiza in E. B. Maranan & L. S. Maranan-Goldstein Taste of Home 96 I have sampled dishes that ranged from bizarre to ambrosial.

b. Of a scent or odour: exceptionally sweet or delightful. Also: delightfully fragrant or perfumed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective]

sweet900

sootc950

aromatic1366

merrya1398

well-smellinga1398

sweet-smellingc1400

lusciousc1420

savoury?a1425

redolingc1429

redolent?a1439

odorate?1440

flagrant1450

redolentc1450

well-savouringc1450

aromatous1483

softa1500

well-aired1505

balmy1508

ambrosiana1522

embalmeda1529

fragrantc1530

perfumed1538

scented?c1562

scented1567

balm-like1569

sweet1573

aromatizate1576

aromatical1578

Sabaeana1586

ambrosial1590

rich1590

perfumed1591

sweet-scented1591

reperfumed1593

balm-breathing1595

nectaredc1595

spiced1600

fuming1601

fumed1612

scentful1612

balsam1624

perfumy1625

odoraminous1656

aroma-olent1657

suaveolent1657

aromatized1661

essenced1675

balsamy1687

flavorous1697

balsamic1714

well-scented1726

scenty1738

breathing1757

spicy1765

flavouriferous1773

aromal1848

bescented1863

euodic1868

nosy1892

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > very or divinely beautiful

celestial1430

spiritual1481

celestious1542

faerie1767

ambrosial1817

celestialized1826

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iii. 224 Like roses in a bed of lilies shed, The which ambrosiall odours from them threw.

a1631 J. Donne Poems (1669) 96 Not fainte Canaries, but Ambrosiall.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 852 Fruit that..ambrosial smell diffus'd.

1721 E. Young Revenge v. i. 50 Th' Ambrosial Rose, And Breath of Jessamin.

1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 248 One of those ambrosial eves A day of storm so often leaves.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 278 When any unusually ambrosial odour spread itself.

1910 W. Carey Love, Judge ii. 20 The ambrosial breeze of May blows with lilac, laburnum, and limes.

1974 New Scientist 7 Mar. 631/1 Passion-rousing aftershave lotions, ambrosial deodorants, seductive talcums, [etc.].

1998 Daily Tel. 31 Mar. 17/1 Swirling, sulphurous stenches one day, ambrosial aromas the next.

c. In extended or weakened use: extremely beautiful or pleasing; extraordinarily great; excellent, wonderful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]

faireOE

bremea1000

goodlyOE

goodfulc1275

noblec1300

pricec1300

specialc1325

gentlec1330

fine?c1335

singulara1340

thrivena1350

thriven and throa1350

gaya1375

properc1380

before-passinga1382

daintiful1393

principala1398

gradelya1400

burlyc1400

daintyc1400

thrivingc1400

voundec1400

virtuousc1425

hathelc1440

curiousc1475

singlerc1500

beautiful1502

rare?a1534

gallant1539

eximious1547

jolly1548

egregious?c1550

jellyc1560

goodlike1562

brawc1565

of worth1576

brave?1577

surprising1580

finger-licking1584

admirablea1586

excellinga1586

ambrosial1598

sublimated1603

excellent1604

valiant1604

fabulous1609

pure1609

starryc1610

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pure and —1742

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bosting1947

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whizzo1948

neato1951

peachy-keen1951

ridgey-dite1953

ridgy-didge1953

top1953

whizzing1953

badass1955

wild1955

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magic1956

bitching1957

swinging1958

ridiculous1959

a treat1959

fab1961

bad-assed1962

uptight1962

diggish1963

cracker1964

marv1964

radical1964

bakgat1965

unreal1965

pearly1966

together1968

safe1970

bad1971

brilliant1971

fabby1971

schmick1972

butt-kicking1973

ripper1973

Tiffany1973

bodacious1976

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kif1978

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to die1982

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mega1985

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1598 F. Rous Thule i. viii. sig. H4 Fayre Viceina by the payre doth stand, And holds a torch in her ambrosiall hand.

1709 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions 254 Th'Ambrosial Plenty of thy shining Hair.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. xii, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 193/2 Here..can the present Editor, with an ambrosial joy as of over-weariness falling into sleep, lay down his pen.

1983 Orange Coast Mag. Apr. 21/3 Shannon's ambrosial beauty rocketed her to the zenith of popularity among Playboy readers.

2018 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Aug. (Regional ed.) (Style section) c3 His book is big fun, equal measures insightful and hysterical. The footnotes are ambrosial.

a. Of or relating to heaven or paradise; heavenly, celestial; divine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of or relating to paradise

paradisal1568

ambrosial1591

paradised1594

paradisaical1623

paradisean1647

paradisiacal1649

paradisic1723

paradisaic1754

paradisial1776

Edenic1850

1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints sig. Q2^v That faire face, and that Ambrosiall hew, Which wonts to decke the Gods immortall crew, And beautefie the shinie firmament, he doft.

1637 J. Milton Comus 20 I would not soile these pure ambrosial weeds With the ranck vapours of this Sin-worne mould.

1771 J. Langhorne Fables of Flora ix. 53 His [sc. a bee's] thin-wrought plume, his downy breast, Th'ambrosial gold that swells his thighs!

a1838 J. Fitchett King Alfred (1841) I. v. 179 She, gently back withdrawn, the monarch's eyes Touch'd with ambrosial hand.

1912 Catholic World Oct. 60 Satan the hypocrite..wakes in the ambrosial night, full of angry envy against Him Who that day had been proclaimed Messiah.

1999 Y. Prins Victorian Sappho ii. 97 The deep sleep of the afterlife, the ambrosial realm of the gods.

2010 M. Amis Pregnant Widow (2011) 104 Even in heaven, strolling the impurpled pavements soft with smiling roses, lolling on ambrosial clouds, [etc.].

b. spec. Chiefly Classical Mythology. Of food, drink, or anointing oil: of, relating to, or worthy of the gods; divine. Also occasionally of hair: anointed or perfumed with exquisite oil. See ambrosia n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > immortal

ambrosian1591

ambrosial1605

circummortal1648

1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Hh2^v Like that great Ioue with his rap'd Phrigian page, Me with Ambrosiall delicacies fed.

1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 460 Fed by fair Iris with Ambrosial Food.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 685 The sovereign's everlasting head his curls Ambrosial shook.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. vi. 193 They need the refreshment of ambrosial food.

1867 Felton's Greece, Anc. & Mod. I. 129 The Homeric father of gods and men, from whose head the locks ambrosial waved.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xiv. 54 Rich oil, Ambrosial, soft and fragrant.

1983 M. Quilligan Milton's Spenser i. 59 Tantalus had incurred the gods' wrath by stealing their secrets—or their ambrosial food.

2012 S. P. Revard John Milton Compl. Shorter Poems 448 (note) Ambrosial drink evidently is nectar, the usual drink of the Olympian gods.

3. Of or relating to pollen (or nectar) as food for insects; cf. ambrosia n. 5. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having pollen

ambrosial1759

pollen-bearinga1794

polliniferous1800

pollinary1849

pollened1871

tricolpate1928

1759 B. Martin New & Comprehensive Syst. Philol. I. 53 We shall find the conducting Hand of Deity every where; it is that which directs the painted Fly to the Flower, to suck from thence the ambrosial Food by Means of its wondrous Proboscis.

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xx. 193 [It] covers itself with their ambrosial dust, which it kneads into a mass and packs upon its hind legs.

1922 H. Williamson Lone Swallows 22 It distils for them their scents and sweet nectars, it fashions their petals and ambrosial pollen.

2010 A. Huso Last Page xi. 114 Blekton fairly suffocated under the ambrosial pollen of variegated blossoms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ambrosial
释义	ambrosialadj. Brit. /amˈbrəʊzɪəl/, /amˈbrəʊʒ(ə)l/, U.S. /æmˈbroʊʒ(i)əl/ Forms: 1500s ambroseall, 1500s–1600s ambrosiall, 1600s– ambrosial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: ambrosia n., -al suffix¹; Latin ambrosius , -al suffix¹. Etymology: Partly (in sense 1) < ambrosia n. + -al suffix¹, and partly (in sense 2) < classical Latin ambrosius belonging to the gods, divine, lovely, pleasant ( < ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος immortal, divine, divinely excellent or beautiful: see ambrosia n.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier ambrosian adj.¹Compare classical Latin ambrosiālis , attested in an inscription, of uncertain sense and origin. In sense 3 after ambrosia n. 5. In form ambroseall after classical Latin ambroseus (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius). 1. a. Of food: delicious; exquisite; reminiscent of ambrosia (ambrosia n. 1a). Also of a taste: exceptionally sweet or delightful.In later use this is typically a weakened use of sense 2b. Quot. ?1578 could be interpreted as an instance of that sense. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > delicious or tasty likingeOE deliciousa1325 liciousc1420 ambrosial?1578 finger-licking1584 toothsome1584 well1598 tastya1617 toothful1622 fine-palated1735 toothy1864 scrum1877 scrumptious1894 nummy1923 delish1953 shiok1978 bess2006 ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 39 After the play oout of hand, folloed a most delicioouz and (if I may so terme it) an Ambrosiall Banket. ?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 216 Viands. Delicate, delicious, delightful, tastful, tast-pleasing, nectarean, ambrosial, eye-glutting, feast-ful. 1754 S. Bowden Poems Var. Subj. 84 Here ropes of onions please the view, Dangling—the anchorite's ragoùt, Rich root..Plant of ambrosial, pungent taste, The country swain's divine repast. 1864 Harper's Mag. Sept. 445/1 It was delightful; its flavour was a kind of sorrel acid; it had an ambrosial taste! 1952 K. Farrer Missing Link (1955) x. 123 He applied himself to the crème brûlée, which was ambrosial. 2008 C. Buiza in E. B. Maranan & L. S. Maranan-Goldstein Taste of Home 96 I have sampled dishes that ranged from bizarre to ambrosial. b. Of a scent or odour: exceptionally sweet or delightful. Also: delightfully fragrant or perfumed. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective] sweet900 sootc950 aromatic1366 merrya1398 well-smellinga1398 sweet-smellingc1400 lusciousc1420 savoury?a1425 redolingc1429 redolent?a1439 odorate?1440 flagrant1450 redolentc1450 well-savouringc1450 aromatous1483 softa1500 well-aired1505 balmy1508 ambrosiana1522 embalmeda1529 fragrantc1530 perfumed1538 scented?c1562 scented1567 balm-like1569 sweet1573 aromatizate1576 aromatical1578 Sabaeana1586 ambrosial1590 rich1590 perfumed1591 sweet-scented1591 reperfumed1593 balm-breathing1595 nectaredc1595 spiced1600 fuming1601 fumed1612 scentful1612 balsam1624 perfumy1625 odoraminous1656 aroma-olent1657 suaveolent1657 aromatized1661 essenced1675 balsamy1687 flavorous1697 balsamic1714 well-scented1726 scenty1738 breathing1757 spicy1765 flavouriferous1773 aromal1848 bescented1863 euodic1868 nosy1892 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > very or divinely beautiful celestial1430 spiritual1481 celestious1542 faerie1767 ambrosial1817 celestialized1826 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iii. 224 Like roses in a bed of lilies shed, The which ambrosiall odours from them threw. a1631 J. Donne Poems (1669) 96 Not fainte Canaries, but Ambrosiall. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 852 Fruit that..ambrosial smell diffus'd. View more context for this quotation 1721 E. Young Revenge v. i. 50 Th' Ambrosial Rose, And Breath of Jessamin. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 248 One of those ambrosial eves A day of storm so often leaves. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 278 When any unusually ambrosial odour spread itself. 1910 W. Carey Love, Judge ii. 20 The ambrosial breeze of May blows with lilac, laburnum, and limes. 1974 New Scientist 7 Mar. 631/1 Passion-rousing aftershave lotions, ambrosial deodorants, seductive talcums, [etc.]. 1998 Daily Tel. 31 Mar. 17/1 Swirling, sulphurous stenches one day, ambrosial aromas the next. c. In extended or weakened use: extremely beautiful or pleasing; extraordinarily great; excellent, wonderful. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] faireOE bremea1000 goodlyOE goodfulc1275 noblec1300 pricec1300 specialc1325 gentlec1330 fine?c1335 singulara1340 thrivena1350 thriven and throa1350 gaya1375 properc1380 before-passinga1382 daintiful1393 principala1398 gradelya1400 burlyc1400 daintyc1400 thrivingc1400 voundec1400 virtuousc1425 hathelc1440 curiousc1475 singlerc1500 beautiful1502 rare?a1534 gallant1539 eximious1547 jolly1548 egregious?c1550 jellyc1560 goodlike1562 brawc1565 of worth1576 brave?1577 surprising1580 finger-licking1584 admirablea1586 excellinga1586 ambrosial1598 sublimated1603 excellent1604 valiant1604 fabulous1609 pure1609 starryc1610 topgallant1613 lovely1614 soaringa1616 twanging1616 preclarent1623 primea1637 prestantious1638 splendid1644 sterling1647 licking1648 spankinga1666 rattling1690 tearing1693 famous1695 capital1713 yrare1737 pure and —1742 daisy1757 immense1762 elegant1764 super-extra1774 trimming1778 grand1781 gallows1789 budgeree1793 crack1793 dandy1794 first rate1799 smick-smack1802 severe1805 neat1806 swell1810 stamming1814 divine1818 great1818 slap-up1823 slapping1825 high-grade1826 supernacular1828 heavenly1831 jam-up1832 slick1833 rip-roaring1834 boss1836 lummy1838 flash1840 slap1840 tall1840 high-graded1841 awful1843 way up1843 exalting1844 hot1845 ripsnorting1846 clipping1848 stupendous1848 stunning1849 raving1850 shrewd1851 jammy1853 slashing1854 rip-staving1856 ripping1858 screaming1859 up to dick1863 nifty1865 premier cru1866 slap-bang1866 clinking1868 marvellous1868 rorty1868 terrific1871 spiffing1872 all wool and a yard wide1882 gorgeous1883 nailing1883 stellar1883 gaudy1884 fizzing1885 réussi1885 ding-dong1887 jim-dandy1888 extra-special1889 yum-yum1890 out of sight1891 outasight1893 smooth1893 corking1895 large1895 super1895 hot dog1896 to die for1898 yummy1899 deevy1900 peachy1900 hi1901 v.g.1901 v.h.c.1901 divvy1903 doozy1903 game ball1905 goodo1905 bosker1906 crackerjack1910 smashinga1911 jake1914 keen1914 posh1914 bobby-dazzling1915 juicy1916 pie on1916 jakeloo1919 snodger1919 whizz-bang1920 wicked1920 four-star1921 wow1921 Rolls-Royce1922 whizz-bang1922 wizard1922 barry1923 nummy1923 ripe1923 shrieking1926 crazy1927 righteous1930 marvy1932 cool1933 plenty1933 brahmaa1935 smoking1934 solid1935 mellow1936 groovy1937 tough1937 bottler1938 fantastic1938 readyc1938 ridge1938 super-duper1938 extraordinaire1940 rumpty1940 sharp1940 dodger1941 grouse1941 perfecto1941 pipperoo1945 real gone1946 bosting1947 supersonic1947 whizzo1948 neato1951 peachy-keen1951 ridgey-dite1953 ridgy-didge1953 top1953 whizzing1953 badass1955 wild1955 belting1956 magic1956 bitching1957 swinging1958 ridiculous1959 a treat1959 fab1961 bad-assed1962 uptight1962 diggish1963 cracker1964 marv1964 radical1964 bakgat1965 unreal1965 pearly1966 together1968 safe1970 bad1971 brilliant1971 fabby1971 schmick1972 butt-kicking1973 ripper1973 Tiffany1973 bodacious1976 rad1976 kif1978 awesome1979 death1979 killer1979 fly1980 shiok1980 stonking1980 brill1981 dope1981 to die1982 mint1982 epic1983 kicking1983 fabbo1984 mega1985 ill1986 posho1989 pukka1991 lovely jubbly1992 awesomesauce2001 nang2002 bess2006 amazeballs2009 boasty2009 daebak2009 beaut2013 1598 F. Rous Thule i. viii. sig. H4 Fayre Viceina by the payre doth stand, And holds a torch in her ambrosiall hand. 1709 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions 254 Th'Ambrosial Plenty of thy shining Hair. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. xii, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 193/2 Here..can the present Editor, with an ambrosial joy as of over-weariness falling into sleep, lay down his pen. 1983 Orange Coast Mag. Apr. 21/3 Shannon's ambrosial beauty rocketed her to the zenith of popularity among Playboy readers. 2018 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Aug. (Regional ed.) (Style section) c3 His book is big fun, equal measures insightful and hysterical. The footnotes are ambrosial. 2. a. Of or relating to heaven or paradise; heavenly, celestial; divine. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [adjective] > of or relating to paradise paradisal1568 ambrosial1591 paradised1594 paradisaical1623 paradisean1647 paradisiacal1649 paradisic1723 paradisaic1754 paradisial1776 Edenic1850 1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints sig. Q2^v That faire face, and that Ambrosiall hew, Which wonts to decke the Gods immortall crew, And beautefie the shinie firmament, he doft. 1637 J. Milton Comus 20 I would not soile these pure ambrosial weeds With the ranck vapours of this Sin-worne mould. 1771 J. Langhorne Fables of Flora ix. 53 His [sc. a bee's] thin-wrought plume, his downy breast, Th'ambrosial gold that swells his thighs! a1838 J. Fitchett King Alfred (1841) I. v. 179 She, gently back withdrawn, the monarch's eyes Touch'd with ambrosial hand. 1912 Catholic World Oct. 60 Satan the hypocrite..wakes in the ambrosial night, full of angry envy against Him Who that day had been proclaimed Messiah. 1999 Y. Prins Victorian Sappho ii. 97 The deep sleep of the afterlife, the ambrosial realm of the gods. 2010 M. Amis Pregnant Widow (2011) 104 Even in heaven, strolling the impurpled pavements soft with smiling roses, lolling on ambrosial clouds, [etc.]. b. spec. Chiefly Classical Mythology. Of food, drink, or anointing oil: of, relating to, or worthy of the gods; divine. Also occasionally of hair: anointed or perfumed with exquisite oil. See ambrosia n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > immortal ambrosian1591 ambrosial1605 circummortal1648 1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Hh2^v Like that great Ioue with his rap'd Phrigian page, Me with Ambrosiall delicacies fed. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 460 Fed by fair Iris with Ambrosial Food. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 685 The sovereign's everlasting head his curls Ambrosial shook. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. vi. 193 They need the refreshment of ambrosial food. 1867 Felton's Greece, Anc. & Mod. I. 129 The Homeric father of gods and men, from whose head the locks ambrosial waved. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xiv. 54 Rich oil, Ambrosial, soft and fragrant. 1983 M. Quilligan Milton's Spenser i. 59 Tantalus had incurred the gods' wrath by stealing their secrets—or their ambrosial food. 2012 S. P. Revard John Milton Compl. Shorter Poems 448 (note) Ambrosial drink evidently is nectar, the usual drink of the Olympian gods. 3. Of or relating to pollen (or nectar) as food for insects; cf. ambrosia n. 5. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having pollen ambrosial1759 pollen-bearinga1794 polliniferous1800 pollinary1849 pollened1871 tricolpate1928 1759 B. Martin New & Comprehensive Syst. Philol. I. 53 We shall find the conducting Hand of Deity every where; it is that which directs the painted Fly to the Flower, to suck from thence the ambrosial Food by Means of its wondrous Proboscis. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xx. 193 [It] covers itself with their ambrosial dust, which it kneads into a mass and packs upon its hind legs. 1922 H. Williamson Lone Swallows 22 It distils for them their scents and sweet nectars, it fashions their petals and ambrosial pollen. 2010 A. Huso Last Page xi. 114 Blekton fairly suffocated under the ambrosial pollen of variegated blossoms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1578
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