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nectareus

nectareus, of nectar, nectared

nectărĕus (nectărĭus), a, um, adj. [nectar],
  • of or belonging to nectar, nectared: nectareis quod alatur aquis, Ov. M. 7, 707. —
  • II Transf.
    • A Sweet or delicious as nectar: Falernum, Mart. 13, 108: fontes, Claud. Nupt. Honor. et Mar. 209.—
    • B Subst.: nectărĕa, ae, f. (sc. herba), the plant elecampane, used for flavoring wine, which was hence called nectarites, Plin. 14, 16, 19, § 108.

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