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ambrosia

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See also: ambrosía, ambrósia, ambrôsia, and Ambrosia

English

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Ambrosia dessert (sense 8)

Etymology

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From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ βροτός (brotós, “mortal”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ambrosia (countable and uncountable, plural ambrosias)

  2. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
  3. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
  4. Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
  5. Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
    • 2001, Jamal A. Rayyis, Food & Wine Magazine’s Wine Guide 2002, New York, N.Y.: American Express Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, pages 112 and 278:
      A favorite. It’s refreshing now and will evolve into golden ambrosia with age. […] The dessert wines of the Loire Valley and AJsace also deserve recognition. From the Anjou area of the Loire come the ambrosiae of Savennières, Bonnezeaux, and Quarts de Chaume.
  6. An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
  7. A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
  8. Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
  10. A dessert originating in the Southern United States made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
  11. A plant of the genus Ambrosia.
    Synonym: ragweed
    • 1905 June, W[illia]m [Philipps] Dunbar, “An Address on the Cause and Treatment of Hay-Fever”, in H[anau] W[olf] Loeb, editor, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, volume XIV, number 2, St. Louis, Mo.: Jones H. Parker, […], page 315:
      Their disease does not appear before August. At this time, throughout the entire United States one could say, not only in every field, in every meadow and in every forest, but even in the largest cities, there blooms the ambrosiæ, which are commonly known as ragweed; […]
    • 1916 September 16, W[illiam] Scheppegrell, “Direct and Indirect Hay-Fever: Preliminary Report of the Research Department of the American Hay-Fever-Prevention Association on the Etiology of Hay-Fever”, in George H[enry] Simmons, editor, The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume LXVII, number 12, Chicago, Ill.: American Medical Association, pages 862–863:
      Fig. 1.—Spiculated pollens of ragweeds (ambrosias) low in protein. […] In the cocklebur (Xanthium americanum) and the rough wild elder (Iva ciliata), the spicules are shorter, being 0.7 and 0.5 microns, and the reaction is proportionately less active than with the ragweeds (ambrosias). […] While the grass pollens have so light a coat that they are frequently crushed in the ordinary process of mounting, the ragweed (ambrosias) pollen grains resist pressure between two glass slides carried to the point of crushing the glass.
    • 1917 September, “Eastern and Western Hay Fever Plants”, in The Druggists Circular: A Practical Journal of Pharmacy and General Business Organ for Druggists, volume LXI, number 9 (whole 729), New York, N.Y.: The Druggists Circular, […], page 448, columns 1–2:
      Dr. William Scheppergrell,[sic – meaning Scheppegrell] in Public Health Reports, states that the common and giant ragweeds (ambrosias), which are the principal causes of hay fever in the Eastern States, do not grow so abundantly in the West, and that the pollens of other plants, notably the wormwoods (artemisias), are the exciting causes of hay fever in the Pacific and Mountain States. […] [quoting Scheppegrell] The most important hay-fever weeds of the Pacific and Mountain States, and which give the most severe reaction, are the wormwoods (artemisias). While their pollen is not produced in the same profusion as that of the ragweeds (ambrosias), they give a marked hay-fever reaction which in some species is five times as active as that of the ragweed (ambrosia).
      The original report by Scheppegrell has artemisias and ambrosias capitalized and in italics.
    • 1943 July 11, Julia Durham, “Social and Personal: Blue Ribbons Awarded 22 Exhibitors; Red Ribbons To 13 In Flower Show”, in Kentucky Advocate, volume LXXVIII, number 3, Danville, Ky., page three:
      Section G: The Collector’s corner, Mrs. J. R. Cowan, blue, for her ambrosiae.
    • 1967 August 17, Paul Key, “Here’s to Health: Help Available for Hay Feverites”, in The Daily Register, volume 90, number 37, Red Bank, N.J., page 12:
      Once again there can be heard throughout the eastern part of the country the stacatto[sic] sneezing, the hacking cough and the stuffy head of the hay fever patient, for ragweed season is upon us. As it does each year, about the fifteenth of August, plants of the group called ambrosiae spread their pollens to the wind and the misery begins.
    • 1974, E. M. Shumakov, G. V. Gusev, N. S. Fedorinchik, editors, Biological Agents for Plant Protection, Moscow: "Kolos", →OCLC, page 307:
      The ambrosias [ragweeds] are not only very harmful competitors of plants, but they also are dangerous vectors of allergic illnesses of man.
    • 1980, William R. Solomon, “Common Pollen and Fungus Allergens”, in C[harles] Warren Bierman, David S. Pearlman, editors, Allergic Diseases of Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence, Philadelphia, Pa., Eastbourne, East Sussex, Toronto, Ont.: W. B. Saunders Company, →ISBN, section “Etiologic and Pathogenetic Considerations”, page 232, column 1:
      To the west, perennial ragweed (A. psilostachya) and additional species including perennial slender ragweed (A. confertiflora) and annual bur ragweed (A. acanthocarpa) are prominent in the Great Plains and Great Basin areas, while canyon ragweed (A. ambrosioides), rabbit bush (A. deltoidea), and burroweed (A. dumosa) are ragweeds of southwestern deserts. Several of these species previously were classified in the genus Franseria (as “false ragweeds”); however, they appear to be valid ambrosias with respect to both form and pollen allergens.
    • 1995, Bill Branon, Devils Hole, New York, N.Y.: HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 45:
      Sunflowers grace most of the continental United States with a lush, vibrant beauty. But not the ambrosiae. These plants—also called western ragweed—populate the sprawling southwestern flatlands of the Mojave, the Sonoran, and the Great Basin deserts.

Derived terms

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mer- (2 c, 0 e)

Translations

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See also

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From translingual Ambrosia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmbrosiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝m.bro̞ˌs̠iɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): amb‧ro‧sia

Noun

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ambrosia

  1. ambrosia

Declension

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Inflection of ambrosia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative ambrosia ambrosiat
genitive ambrosian ambrosioiden
ambrosioitten
partitive ambrosiaa ambrosioita
illative ambrosiaan ambrosioihin
singular plural
nominative ambrosia ambrosiat
accusative nom. ambrosia ambrosiat
gen. ambrosian
genitive ambrosian ambrosioiden
ambrosioitten
ambrosiain rare
partitive ambrosiaa ambrosioita
inessive ambrosiassa ambrosioissa
elative ambrosiasta ambrosioista
illative ambrosiaan ambrosioihin
adessive ambrosialla ambrosioilla
ablative ambrosialta ambrosioilta
allative ambrosialle ambrosioille
essive ambrosiana ambrosioina
translative ambrosiaksi ambrosioiksi
abessive ambrosiatta ambrosioitta
instructive — ambrosioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ambrosia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ambrosiani ambrosiani
accusative nom. ambrosiani ambrosiani
gen. ambrosiani
genitive ambrosiani ambrosioideni
ambrosioitteni
ambrosiaini rare
partitive ambrosiaani ambrosioitani
inessive ambrosiassani ambrosioissani
elative ambrosiastani ambrosioistani
illative ambrosiaani ambrosioihini
adessive ambrosiallani ambrosioillani
ablative ambrosialtani ambrosioiltani
allative ambrosialleni ambrosioilleni
essive ambrosianani ambrosioinani
translative ambrosiakseni ambrosioikseni
abessive ambrosiattani ambrosioittani
instructive — —
comitative — ambrosioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ambrosiasi ambrosiasi
accusative nom. ambrosiasi ambrosiasi
gen. ambrosiasi
genitive ambrosiasi ambrosioidesi
ambrosioittesi
ambrosiaisi rare
partitive ambrosiaasi ambrosioitasi
inessive ambrosiassasi ambrosioissasi
elative ambrosiastasi ambrosioistasi
illative ambrosiaasi ambrosioihisi
adessive ambrosiallasi ambrosioillasi
ablative ambrosialtasi ambrosioiltasi
allative ambrosiallesi ambrosioillesi
essive ambrosianasi ambrosioinasi
translative ambrosiaksesi ambrosioiksesi
abessive ambrosiattasi ambrosioittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ambrosioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ambrosiamme ambrosiamme
accusative nom. ambrosiamme ambrosiamme
gen. ambrosiamme
genitive ambrosiamme ambrosioidemme
ambrosioittemme
ambrosiaimme rare
partitive ambrosiaamme ambrosioitamme
inessive ambrosiassamme ambrosioissamme
elative ambrosiastamme ambrosioistamme
illative ambrosiaamme ambrosioihimme
adessive ambrosiallamme ambrosioillamme
ablative ambrosialtamme ambrosioiltamme
allative ambrosiallemme ambrosioillemme
essive ambrosianamme ambrosioinamme
translative ambrosiaksemme ambrosioiksemme
abessive ambrosiattamme ambrosioittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ambrosioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ambrosianne ambrosianne
accusative nom. ambrosianne ambrosianne
gen. ambrosianne
genitive ambrosianne ambrosioidenne
ambrosioittenne
ambrosiainne rare
partitive ambrosiaanne ambrosioitanne
inessive ambrosiassanne ambrosioissanne
elative ambrosiastanne ambrosioistanne
illative ambrosiaanne ambrosioihinne
adessive ambrosiallanne ambrosioillanne
ablative ambrosialtanne ambrosioiltanne
allative ambrosiallenne ambrosioillenne
essive ambrosiananne ambrosioinanne
translative ambrosiaksenne ambrosioiksenne
abessive ambrosiattanne ambrosioittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ambrosioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ambrosiansa ambrosiansa
accusative nom. ambrosiansa ambrosiansa
gen. ambrosiansa
genitive ambrosiansa ambrosioidensa
ambrosioittensa
ambrosiainsa rare
partitive ambrosiaansa ambrosioitaan
ambrosioitansa
inessive ambrosiassaan
ambrosiassansa 		ambrosioissaan
ambrosioissansa
elative ambrosiastaan
ambrosiastansa 		ambrosioistaan
ambrosioistansa
illative ambrosiaansa ambrosioihinsa
adessive ambrosiallaan
ambrosiallansa 		ambrosioillaan
ambrosioillansa
ablative ambrosialtaan
ambrosialtansa 		ambrosioiltaan
ambrosioiltansa
allative ambrosialleen
ambrosiallensa 		ambrosioilleen
ambrosioillensa
essive ambrosianaan
ambrosianansa 		ambrosioinaan
ambrosioinansa
translative ambrosiakseen
ambrosiaksensa 		ambrosioikseen
ambrosioiksensa
abessive ambrosiattaan
ambrosiattansa 		ambrosioittaan
ambrosioittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ambrosioineen
ambrosioinensa

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compounds

Further reading

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin ambrosia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσίᾱ (ambrosíā, “immortality”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amˈbrɔ.zja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔzja
  • Hyphenation: am‧brò‧sia

Noun

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ambrosia f (plural ambrosie)

  1. ambrosia (all senses)
  2. (figurative) honeydew
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”).

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Noun

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ambrosia f (genitive ambrosiae); first declension

  1. The food of the gods; ambrosia.
  2. The unguent of the gods.
  3. The plant, artemisia, of the genus Artemisia.
  4. An antidote to a poison.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ambrosia ambrosiae
genitive ambrosiae ambrosiārum
dative ambrosiae ambrosiīs
accusative ambrosiam ambrosiās
ablative ambrosiā ambrosiīs
vocative ambrosia ambrosiae

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • “ambrosia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ambrosia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ambrosia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “ambrosia”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎[2]
  • “ambrosia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “ambrosia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ambrosia f (plural ambrosias)

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) ambrosia (food of gods or delicious foods)
  2. (cooking) Portuguese-Brazilian dessert made with sugar, milk, and eggs

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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ambrosia c

  1. (Greek mythology) ambrosia
  2. (figuratively) ambrosia (something very tasty)

Declension

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Declension of ambrosia
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ambrosia ambrosias
definite ambrosian ambrosians
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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