nectars

Bees collect them

Nectars is the plural of nectar, the sweet liquid produced by flowers to attract pollinators.

Bees collect nectars from various blossoms to make honey.

The word extends to any delicious drink: The bartender mixed exotic fruit nectars.

In mythology, nectar was the drink of the gods, conferring immortality.

botanical

pollination

Flower reproductive transfer

hummingbird · secretion · sugary · gland · petal · corolla · bloom · floral · stigma · anther

mythological

ambrosia

Gods' immortality-granting food

divine · elixir · heavenly · Greek · deity · Zeus · Hera · chalice · sacred · ethereal

figurative

sweetness

Sugary taste quality

bliss · treasure · finest · exquisite · prize · sublime · perfection · rapture · luxury · indulgence

beverage

juice

Extracted fruit liquid

mango · guava · pulpy · thick · drink · carton · tropical · pear · passion fruit · concentrated

Opposites
sweetness/palatability

nectarspoisons

Harmful ingested substances

bile · gall · bitters · vinegars · dregs

desirability/preciousness

nectarsdregs

Residue at bottom

swill · slop · sewage · filth · refuse

divine vs mundane/corrupted

nectarspoisons

Harmful ingested substances

venoms · toxins · hemlock · gall · dregs

Phrases
Family

nectar, nectarine, nectarines

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G