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n. [ L. ambrosia, Gr. 'ambrosi`a, properly fem. of 'ambro`sios, fr. 'a`mbrotos immortal, divine; 'a priv. + broto`s mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). broto`s stands for mroto`s, akin to Skr. m&rsdot_;ita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal. ] 1. (Myth.) (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. (b) An unguent of the gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidae believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Zool.) A bark beetle that makes and feeds on ambrosia{ 4 }. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. [ L. ambrosiacus: cf. F. ambrosiaque. ] Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. [ R. ]“Ambrosiac odors.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. 1 in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds.
Syn. -- family Ambrosiaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. ambrosius, Gr. 'ambro`sios. ] 1. Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious. “Ambrosial food.” “Ambrosial fragrance.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Divinely excellent or beautiful. “Shakes his ambrosial curls.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully. “Smelt ambrosially.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ambrosial. [ R. ] . Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ambrosian chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. Ambrosinus nummus. ] An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ CF. Gael. brothas. Cf. Brewis, Broth. ] Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp. oatmeal), and stirring it. It is called beef brose, water brose, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth, hot water, etc.) used. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cerebrum + -scopy. ] (Med.) Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope). Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cerebrum. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cribrum sieve. ] Perforated like a sieve; cribriform. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Excerebration. ] Brainless. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. fibra a fiber + spongia a sponge. ] (Zool.) An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the commercial sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Iso- + Gr. qe`ros summer + 'o`mbros rain. ] (Phys. Geog) A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface, which have the same mean summer rainfall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. labrosus, fr. labrum lip. ] Having thick lips. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Fibrosis of the bone marrow. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Roughness or ruggedness. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by darkness or gloom; tenebrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being tenebrous; tenebrousness. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. umbrosus, fr. umbra a shade. ] Shady; umbrageous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being umbrose; shadiness. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]