nectarousadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛkt(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈnɛkt(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nectar n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < nectar n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nectareal adj., nectarean adj., nectarel adj., nectareous adj., nectarine adj., and later nectarious adj.

Chiefly poetic in early use.

Of the nature of, containing, or resembling nectar; nectareous, sweet.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > of the nature of, resembling, or having nectar

nectarine1611

nectarean1624

nectarian1647

nectareal1648

nectareous?a1656

nectarous1667

nectariferous1760

nectiferous1824

nectarious1841

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 306 Thirst Of nectarous draughts.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 332 From the gash A stream of Nectarous humor issuing flow'd.

1726 C. Johnson Female Fortune-teller ii. 37 Thus let me throw my Arms about thy Neck; thus sink on thy soft, yielding, snowy Bosom, ravish nectarous Kisses from thy Lips.

1783 F. G. Waldron Contin. Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd V. 101 Apply thy lips bedew'd with nectarous balm To his, as ruddy erst as now thy own.

1816 P. Keith Syst. Physiol. Bot. I. 183 The fluid secreted is nectarous.

1850 Southern Literary Messenger 16 205/2 I love to sit, as now, distilling grapes, And watch the nectarous wine as it escapes.

1878 J. Thomson Plenipotent Key 24 A nectarous food, a most ambrosial balm.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 287 Then did you, chivalrous Terence, hand forth, as to the manner born, that nectarous beverage.

1958 S. Plath Jrnl. 18 Feb. (2000) 331 May-Wine flavored with woodruff..tasting of liquid honey & crushed nectarous flowers.

1983 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 70 16/1 A large percentage of exclosure bags had holes chewed in them..(presumably by mice attempting to gain access to the highly nectarous heads).

1992 Food & Wine Feb. 98/2 Oloroso—..so intensely concentrated in both flavor and body that it seems positively nectarous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nectarous
释义	nectarousadj. Brit. /ˈnɛkt(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈnɛkt(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nectar n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < nectar n. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier nectareal adj., nectarean adj., nectarel adj., nectareous adj., nectarine adj., and later nectarious adj. Chiefly poetic in early use. Of the nature of, containing, or resembling nectar; nectareous, sweet. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [adjective] > of the nature of, resembling, or having nectar nectarine1611 nectarean1624 nectarian1647 nectareal1648 nectareous?a1656 nectarous1667 nectariferous1760 nectiferous1824 nectarious1841 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 306 Thirst Of nectarous draughts. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 332 From the gash A stream of Nectarous humor issuing flow'd. View more context for this quotation 1726 C. Johnson Female Fortune-teller ii. 37 Thus let me throw my Arms about thy Neck; thus sink on thy soft, yielding, snowy Bosom, ravish nectarous Kisses from thy Lips. 1783 F. G. Waldron Contin. Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd V. 101 Apply thy lips bedew'd with nectarous balm To his, as ruddy erst as now thy own. 1816 P. Keith Syst. Physiol. Bot. I. 183 The fluid secreted is nectarous. 1850 Southern Literary Messenger 16 205/2 I love to sit, as now, distilling grapes, And watch the nectarous wine as it escapes. 1878 J. Thomson Plenipotent Key 24 A nectarous food, a most ambrosial balm. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 287 Then did you, chivalrous Terence, hand forth, as to the manner born, that nectarous beverage. 1958 S. Plath Jrnl. 18 Feb. (2000) 331 May-Wine flavored with woodruff..tasting of liquid honey & crushed nectarous flowers. 1983 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 70 16/1 A large percentage of exclosure bags had holes chewed in them..(presumably by mice attempting to gain access to the highly nectarous heads). 1992 Food & Wine Feb. 98/2 Oloroso—..so intensely concentrated in both flavor and body that it seems positively nectarous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1667
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