beebread
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably an Early Modern English combination of bee + bread, but compare the Old English bēobrēad (“honeycomb full of honey”). Cognate with Old Saxon bībrōd (“honeycomb”, “gingerbread”, literally “bee-bread”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
beebread (uncountable)
- 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.
Translations
bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
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See also
Further reading
Bee pollen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia