ambrosia

noun9

1. •
   The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
2. •
   Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
3. •
   Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
4. •
   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.
5. •
   A plant of the genus Ambrosia.

   • Section G: The Collector’s corner, Mrs. J. R. Cowan, blue, for her ambrosiae. — 1943
6. •
   A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
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. •
   The anointing-oil of the gods.
9. •
   An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.