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mason bee

mason bee noun: any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their nests.

mason bee: any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their...
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Noun

mason bee (plural mason bees)

  1. Any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their nests.

Forms of mason bee

pluralmason bees

Words formed from mason bee

  • orchard mason bee
  • red mason bee

Questions about mason bee

What does mason bee mean?
Mason bee means any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their nests.
What part of speech is mason bee?
Mason bee is a noun.
What is the plural of mason bee?
The plural of mason bee is mason bees.

Words near mason bee in the dictionary

  1. masochistically
  2. masochists
  3. masocore
  4. mason
  5. Mason and Dixon line
  6. mason bee
  7. mason bees
  8. Mason City
  9. Mason County
  10. mason jar
  11. mason jars

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