honeybee

or hon·ey bee

[ huhn-ee-bee ]

/ ˈhʌn iˌbi /

noun

any bee that collects and stores honey, especially Apis mellifera.

Origin of honeybee

First recorded in 1560–70; honey + bee¹

Words nearby honeybee

honey plant, honey stomach, honey wagon, honey-eater, honey-sweet, honeybee, honeyberry, honeybunch, honeycomb, honeycomb lung, honeycomb moth

Example sentences from the Web for honey-bee

It is always a mystery just how the honey-bee transfers the pollen to the pollen-basket—even in view of the explanation.

In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham
The duck-bill may well boast of its sting, because the honey-bee of Australia has none.

Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson
They grew up together, and George approved of Honey-Bee, though he thought her rather small.

Honey-Bee |Anatole France
But Pic was quite mistaken as to the power of his glance, for Honey-Bee continued to sleep with folded hands.

Honey-Bee |Anatole France

You have come to assist at a great solemnity, at the reception of a new knight of the order of the honey-bee.

The Conspirators |Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

British Dictionary definitions for honey-bee

honeybee

/ (ˈhʌnɪˌbiː) /

noun

any of various social honey-producing bees of the genus Apis, esp A. mellifera, which has been widely domesticated as a source of honey and beeswax Also called: hive bee

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Learning

honeybee

or hon·ey bee

noun

Origin of honeybee

Words nearby honeybee

Example sentences from the Web for honey-bee

British Dictionary definitions for honey-bee

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

honeybee

or hon·ey bee

noun

Origin of honeybee

Words nearby honeybee

Example sentences from the Web for honey-bee

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