(n.) The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.
(n.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees make honey.
Example Sentences:
(1) The unusual behavior characterized as "bubbling" was interpreted as either thermoregulation or a nectar concentration.
(2) Gonotrophic-age structure of a population of Aedes provocans (Walker) and nectar sources used by adults were studied for 2 yr at a field site near Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
(3) The EFSA report found the risk to honeybees from drifting pesticide dust was high when fipronil was used as a seed treatment for maize, but did not have the data to assess the risk from its use on sunflowers, or the risk via pollen and nectar, or the risk to other bees and pollinators.
(4) While some worker bees remain at home, others take flight in search of nectar, pollen and other hive essentials.
(5) As one of the gods fled with a pitcher of the nectar across the skies, it spilled on four Indian towns: Allahabad, Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar.
(6) Twenty-eight exposures were the result of sucking nectar from the flower; the remainder involved ingestion of leaves or flowers.
(7) Salads might feature watermelon, pickled rinds and cashews, while cocktails are little belters: the Del Bac Date ($12), made with Tucson’s malt whisky and local fruit, is purest nectar.
(8) Apparently, these mosquitoes take little or no nectar during the day, and feed soon after the onset of darkness.
(9) The roles require drastically different behaviours, with nurses feeding the larvae and performing royal grooming duties, and foragers navigating great distances and performing complex dance routines to point others in the direction of rich sources of nectar.
(10) This is the first time that ultraviolet absorption in a nectar guide has been interpreted in chemical terms.
(11) alpha-glucosidase activity is elevated in the posterior midgut after feeding in response to the blood meal, whereas activity in the anterior midgut is consistent with a nectar-processing role for this midgut region.
(12) vexans had later peak nectar-feeding times than females.
(13) Levels of DA in the brain of nectar and pollen forager bees, presumed to be among the oldest adults sampled, were found to be significantly higher than in nurses, undertakers or food storers.
(14) Grayanotoxins are known to occur in the honey produced from the nectar of Rhododendron ponticum growing on the mountains of the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey and also in Japan, Nepal, Brazil, and some parts of North America and Europe.
(15) Oilseed rape is likely to be particularly damaging , according to the researchers, because the active compounds of the neonicotinoid pesticides are not just applied to the surface but expressed in the plant’s tissues, meaning that bees can ingest the chemicals in the nectar and pollen of affected crops.
(16) Honeybees, too, employ complex navigational skills to find their way to and from distant sources of nectar and pollen.
(17) During our study, it was observed to feed on only five species of plant and mainly on the nectar-producing parts (flowers and nectaries) of four of these species.
(18) The presence of fructose, as detected by the cold Anthrone test, indicated that both parous and nulliparous flies routinely imbibe nectars as part of their foraging behavior.
(19) A spokesman for Syngenta, which manufactures thiamethoxam, said: “Crop-measured pollen and nectar residues from thiamethoxam seed-treated oilseed rape is typically less than 3ppb.
(20) The distribution and relative frequency of occurrence of gastrointestinal endocrine cells exhibiting immunoreactivity to eleven peptides and one amine were examined immunohistochemically in the gastrointestinal mucosa of the adult honey possum which feeds almost exclusively on nectar and pollen.
Nectarine
Definition:
(a.) Nectareous.
(n.) A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thus do peaches and nectarines turn into issues involving debt mountains, military no-go zones and historic ethnic rivalries.
(2) Proximate composition, edible yields, and selected nutrients were measured in cantaloupe, cherries, grapes, nectarines, plums, and watermelon sampled in six major U.S. markets.
(3) Nectarine and feta salad Tynegal's nectarine and feta salad is frash and tangy – perfect for alfresco eating.
(4) tynegal via GuardianWitness Serves 4 as a side 3 firm nectarines 100g feta cheese, cubed 2 tbsp black olives, stoned A handful of fresh mint leaves 2 tbsp sharp vinaigrette 1 Cut the nectarines into pieces while the skin is still on, then lay them into a plastic tub along with the feta and olives.
(5) I bought a banana and a nectarine and listened as Terry, a lifelong farmer in Wooyung, told me the story of how floods are more unpredictable than ever before.
(6) Two peach cultivars and nectarine were found to harbor identical plastomes, differing from those of two wild peaches and the European plum.
(7) Cheesy cornbread scored high, as did a surprisingly robust nectarine and feta salad and some plucky Chilean empanadas – and I loved Rachel Kelly's rather elegant take on the humble sandwich (to say nothing of her drunken melon).
(8) The current status of research on the application of ionizing radiation for improving the storage of temperate fruits, i.e., apple, pear, peach, nectarine, apricot, cherry, plum, strawberry, bilberry, cranberry, raspberry, and black currant, is reviewed.
(9) It’s a bewildering time for Latina, who has been left with a mish-mash of chopped down peach trees, new trees for the fresh fruit market and a mixture of cherries and nectarines – an attempt to diversify away from peaches.
(10) Enticed by hand-painted signs for peaches, nectarines, lychees and mangoes, I pulled into Wooyung Rd Fruit and Vegetable Stall.
(11) The Russian ban on certain fruit and vegetables, including apples, pears, cherries, nectarines, plums, and varieties of cabbage, was announced on Monday while EU leaders were debating the latest round of sanctions against Russian businesses, and will come into effect on Friday.
(12) The patient's serum, however, did not demonstrate elevated levels of IgE antibodies to extracts from apples, pears, and nectarines.