AMBROSIA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AMBROSIA?

Need another word that means the same as “ambrosia”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “ambrosia” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ambrosia” are: beebread, nectar, bitterweed, ragweed

Ambrosia as a Noun

Definitions of "Ambrosia" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ambrosia” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
• A fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles.
• The food of the gods.
• Fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut.
• (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal.
• Something very pleasing to taste or smell.
• The food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal.
• 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 of "Ambrosia" as a noun (4 Words)

beebread	A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
bitterweed	Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States.
nectar	(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal. The cold pint at the pub was nectar.
ragweed	A North American plant of the daisy family. Its tiny green flowers produce copious amounts of pollen, making it a major causative agent of hay fever in some areas.

Usage Examples of "Ambrosia" as a noun

• The tea was ambrosia after the slop I'd been suffering.

Associations of "Ambrosia" (30 Words)

allergy	Hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity. Their allergy to free enterprise.
ambrosial	Worthy of the gods. Ambrosial food.
anther	The part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk.
aroma	Any property detected by the olfactory system. The aroma of officialdom.
aromatic	An aromatic compound. An aromatic organic compound.
bee	An insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs including many solitary as well as social kinds. A sewing bee.
berry	A small fruit having any of various structures e g simple grape or blueberry or aggregate blackberry or raspberry. We went berrying in the summer.
blossom	(of a tree or bush) produce flowers or masses of flowers. Tiny white blossoms.
efflorescent	Bursting into flower.
flower	Induce a plant to produce flowers. Michaelmas daisies can flower as late as October.
fragrance	A pleasingly sweet olfactory property. The bushes fill the air with fragrance.
honey	Of something having the color of honey. She s a little honey.
molasses	Syrup used in baking and to pour over food.
nectar	A sugary fluid secreted within flowers to encourage pollination by insects and other animals, collected by bees to make into honey. The cold pint at the pub was nectar.
nectary	A gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar.
ovule	The part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed.
perfume	Apply perfume to. I caught a whiff of her fresh lemony perfume.
plant	Place a plant in the ground out of doors so it can grow especially after growing it from seed in an indoor environment. We planted a lot of fruit trees.
pollen	A fine powdery substance typically yellow consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower or from a male cone Each grain contains a male gamete that can fertilize the female ovule to which pollen is transported by the wind insects or other animals.
pollinate	Convey pollen to or deposit pollen on (a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant) and so allow fertilization. There are not enough bees to pollinate their crops.
powder	Sprinkle or cover a surface with powder or a powdery substance. Then the rose petals are dried and powdered.
ragweed	A North American plant of the daisy family. Its tiny green flowers produce copious amounts of pollen, making it a major causative agent of hay fever in some areas.
scent	Catch the scent of get wind of. The scent of freshly cut hay.
seed	Of a plant reproduce itself by means of its own seeds. The conversation sowed a tiny seed of doubt in his mind.
spore	(in bacteria) a rounded resistant form adopted by a bacterial cell in adverse conditions. A sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes.
sugar	An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain. They netted butterflies and sugared for moths.
sweet	The sweet part or element of something. Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly.
sweeten	Induce (someone) to be well disposed or helpful to oneself. I am in the process of sweetening him up.
sweetener	A substance used to sweeten food or drink, especially one other than sugar. A sweetener may persuade them to sell.