a sweet liquid that is produced by flowers and collected by bees for making honey 花蜜 The bees fly within a five mile radius to collect nectar. 蜜蜂在方圆五英里内飞行来采集花蜜。 Butterflies were sipping nectar from the flowers. 蝴蝶在啜饮花蜜。
a delicious drink 美味的饮料 the thick juice of some fruits as a drink 果汁（饮料） peach nectar 桃汁
Word Originmid 16th cent. (referring to the drink of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology): via Latin from Greek nektar.