nectar

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).

noun

1. (chiefly mythology) The drink of the gods.
2. (by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.
3. (botany) The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.

verb

1. (intransitive) To feed on nectar.
   On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets. 2010, Robert Michael Pyle, Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year, page 123