English Explanatory Dictionary

honey bee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

honey bee honey bees honeybee

Etymology

From Middle English hony bee.

Related words

drone wax

Derived words

black dwarf honey bee Cape honey bee Carniolan honey bee Caucasian honey bee dwarf honeybee East African lowland honey bee eastern honey bee European honeybee giant honey bee Japanese honey bee Himalayan giant honey bee Himalayan honey bee Indonesian honey bee Koschevnikov's honey bee Maltese honey bee Philippine honey bee red dwarf honey bee western honeybee
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