royal jelly
noun
a viscous substance secreted from the pharyngeal glands of worker honeybees, fed to all larvae during their first few days and afterward only to those larvae selected to be queens.
Origin of royal jelly
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby royal jelly
British Dictionary definitions for royal jelly
royal jelly
noun
a substance secreted by the pharyngeal glands of worker bees and fed to all larvae when very young and to larvae destined to become queens throughout their development