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honeybee

honeybee is the alternative form of honey bee.

Meaning of honey bee

Noun

honey bee (plural honey bees)

  1. Any of many species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops.
    Synonyms:
    honeymaker[ludic]] or poetic when used at all>

Forms of honeybee

pluralhoneybees

Origin of honeybee

From honey + bee.

Phrases with honeybee

Questions about honeybee

What is honeybee the alternative form of?
Honeybee is the alternative form of honey bee.

Words near honeybee in the dictionary

  1. honeybadger
  2. honeybadgers
  3. honeybag
  4. honeybags
  5. Honeyball
  6. honeybee
  7. honeybees
  8. honeybell
  9. honeybells
  10. honeyberries
  11. honeyberry

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