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batumen

batumen noun: a mixture consisting of cerumen (beeswax), resin and vegetable matter, used in the construction and maintenance of nests by meliponine bees.

Noun

batumen

  1. A mixture consisting of cerumen (beeswax), resin and vegetable matter, used in the construction and maintenance of nests by meliponine bees.
    • [The] Batumen Nests of Meliponini are surrounded by a layer of material called batumen. The batumen is made of cerumen (commonly brittle), resin (propolis), or sometimes of vegetable matter or mud mixed with resin or cerumen.1974, Charles Duncan Michener, The Social Behavior of the Bees: A Comparative Study, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 334
    • ... batumen plate Figure 7-8 . Diagram of a meliponine nest in a hollow tree, with parts labeled. The batumen typically surrounds the entire nest; here it consists of two plates that limit the nest area and a thin lining of batumen (not[…]2007 May 31, Charles D. Michener, The Bees of the World, JHU Press, →ISBN, page 28

Questions about batumen

What does batumen mean?
Batumen means a mixture consisting of cerumen (beeswax), resin and vegetable matter, used in the construction and maintenance of nests by meliponine bees.
What part of speech is batumen?
Batumen is a noun.

Words near batumen in the dictionary

  1. batucadas
  2. Batudaka
  3. Batuhan
  4. Batum
  5. Batuman
  6. batumen
  7. Batumi
  8. batune
  9. batunes
  10. Batungal
  11. batura

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