The Clue
Food carried by doves (8 letter answer)
The Answer
AMBROSIA
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Notes
The answer AMBROSIA is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
AMBROSIA as a noun:
1. (beebread, ambrosia) = a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
2. (ragweed, ambrosia, bitterweed) = any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
3. fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
4. (ambrosia, nectar) = (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal