ambrosia

noun

1. 1

   The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.

2. 2

   The anointing-oil of the gods.

3. 3

   Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.

4. 4

   Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.

5. 5

   An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.

6. 6

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

7. 7

   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.

8. 8

   A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.