nectar

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Caporale suggests adding agave nectar to sweeten the lime juice base, along with orange juice or orange peel to compensate for the lack of triple sec.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

His "drunken monkey" hypothesis initially met resistance from many scientists, especially primatologists, who argued that primates in the wild do not commonly eat fermented fruits or nectar.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

The "highly distinctive, prominent horns" are only on the female bee and may be used as a defence mechanism, to gather pollen or nectar, or to collect materials such as resin for nests.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Piper pulled out a flask of nectar and gave Jason a sip.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan