1. (

• beebread ,
• ambrosia

) a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae ;

2. (

• ragweed ,
• ambrosia ,
• bitterweed ,

) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma ;

3. (

• ambrosia ,

) fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut ;

4. (

• ambrosia ,
• nectar ,

) (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal ;