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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the tribe Heliantheae — the ragweeds.

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Examples

  • When Ambrosia is accused of witchcraft and put to trial by combat, she is forced to play her trump card and call on her brother, Morlock Ambrosius — stateless person, master of all magical makers, deadly swordsman, and hopeless drunk.

    James Enge's Blood of Ambrose has arrived! Lou Anders 2009

  • When Ambrosia is accused of witchcraft and put to trial by combat, she is forced to play her trump card and call on her brother, Morlock Ambrosius — stateless person, master of all magical makers, deadly swordsman, and hopeless drunk.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Lou Anders 2009

  • Wiretap Studio, from Ambrosia, is one of those really useful utilities (similar to Audio Hijack) that enables you to capture audio being played on your Mac – through your web browser, for example.

    Delicious – in more ways than one « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2009

  • Ambrosia is one of those things I rarely think about and never make but when I see it at a buffet (which is generally the only time I see it) I go right for it.

    party food 2006

  • And the good thing about Ambrosia is that those Korean ladies cooking in the back don’t mess around with the spice†if you like heat in your food, this is where to get it.

    Lunch’er Grace Reports: The Ultimate Midtown Soup List | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2008

  • Billy hates his mundane job at an undertaker's shop and so takes regular excursions to his imaginary kingdom, called Ambrosia, where he is both "the most famous comedian at the Ambrosia State Opera" and "the only stage personality to rise to the rank of president."

    Psychos, Obsessives And Other Loons Mary Horlock 2011

  • She did not tremendously apologize because the hot water tap in my bath-room would not run (as Mrs. Spleist did when one of the twenty electric light branches round my bed-room would not shine); she just said, "You must call Ambrosia" (a sweet darkie servant) "and she will bring you a can from the kitchen."

    Elizabeth Visits America Elinor Glyn 1903

  • Unregistered versions of Ambrosia's desktop products on DVD-ROM can be obtained at Ambrosia's web site or by calling Ambrosia's order center at 585-325-1910.

    Press Releases Press Guy 2010

  • Unregistered versions of Ambrosia's desktop products on DVD-ROM can be obtained at Ambrosia's web site or by calling Ambrosia's order center at 585-325-1910.

    Press Releases Press Guy 2010

  • Unregistered versions of Ambrosia's desktop products on DVD-ROM can be obtained at Ambrosia's web site or by calling Ambrosia's order center at 585-325-1910.

    Press Releases Press Guy 2010

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