nectar

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nectar/ˈnektə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 a sugary fluid secreted within flowers to encourage pollination by insects, collected by bees to make into honey.

• 2 (in Greek and Roman mythology) the drink of the gods.

  ■ a delicious drink.

  ■ N. Amer. a thick fruit juice.

– derivatives
nectareous adjective,
nectariferous adjective,
nectarivorous adjective,
nectarous adjective.

– origin C16: via L. from Gk nektar.