AMBRO'SIA, noun ambro'zha, [Gr. a neg. and mortal, because it was supposed to confer immortality on them that fed on it.] 1. In heathen antiquity, the imaginary food of the gods. Hence, 2. Whatever is very pleasing to the taste or smell. The name has also been given to certain alexipharmic compositions.
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