n. [ L. ambrosia, Gr.
His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (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.
a. [ L. ambrosius, Gr.
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;
Ambrosian chant,