beebread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

Pronunciation

bēʹbrĕd' /ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beebread.wav

Word forms

beebread bee bread bee-bread

Etymology

Probably an Early Modern English combination of bee + bread, but compare the Old English bēobrēad (“honeycomb full of honey”), and Middle English beoblæd (for beobræd?). Cognate with Old Saxon bībrōd (“honeycomb”, “gingerbread”, literally “bee-bread”).

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