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chalkbrood

chalkbrood noun: a fungal disease of honey bees that gives the bodies of affected larvae a white and chalky appearance.

Noun

chalkbrood (uncountable)

  1. A fungal disease of honey bees that gives the bodies of affected larvae a white and chalky appearance.

Origin of chalkbrood

From chalk + brood.

Questions about chalkbrood

What does chalkbrood mean?
Chalkbrood means a fungal disease of honey bees that gives the bodies of affected larvae a white and chalky appearance.
What part of speech is chalkbrood?
Chalkbrood is a noun.

Words near chalkbrood in the dictionary

  1. chalkbelts
  2. chalkboard
  3. chalkboarded
  4. chalkboarding
  5. chalkboards
  6. chalkbrood
  7. chalkdust
  8. chalked
  9. chalked against
  10. chalked down
  11. chalked it down

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