ambrosia meaning

ambrosia as a noun

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

   Synonyms: beebread

   Type of: composition

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

   Synonyms: ragweed, bitterweed

   Type of: weed

   Kinds: common ragweed, great ragweed, western ragweed

3. fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

   Type of: dessert

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

   Synonyms: nectar

   Type of: dainty

   Related forms: ambrosial

ambrosia in a sentence

• Tom tried to steal the gods' nectar and ambrosia.

How to pronounce ambrosia

ambrosia is pronounced /æmˈbroʊʒə/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.