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royal jelly

royal jelly noun: a substance secreted by honey bees to aid in the development of immature or young bees, supplied in extra measure to those young that will become queen bees.

Noun

royal jelly (countable and uncountable, plural royal jellies)

  1. A substance secreted by honey bees to aid in the development of immature or young bees, supplied in extra measure to those young that will become queen bees.

royal jelly meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

royal jelly in Tamil

அரச ஊன்பசை, தேனீ ஊன்பசை, அரசக் கூழ், தேனீப் பால்

royal jelly in Arabic

substance secreted by bees
غِذَاء مَلَكِيّ ḡiḏāʔ malakiyy, غِذَاء مَلِكَات ḡiḏāʔ malikāt

royal jelly in Thai

substance secreted by bees
นมผึ้ง nom-pʉ̂ng

royal jelly in Vietnamese

substance secreted by bees
sữa ong chúa

Forms of royal jelly

pluralroyal jellies

Questions about royal jelly

What does royal jelly mean?
Royal jelly means a substance secreted by honey bees to aid in the development of immature or young bees, supplied in extra measure to those young that will become queen bees.
What is royal jelly in Tamil?
Royal jelly in Tamil is அரச ஊன்பசை, தேனீ ஊன்பசை, அரசக் கூழ். See Royal jelly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is royal jelly?
Royal jelly is a noun.
What is the plural of royal jelly?
The plural of royal jelly is royal jellies.

Words near royal jelly in the dictionary

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  2. royal icings
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  4. royal jasmine
  5. royal jellies
  6. royal jelly
  7. Royal Leamington Spa
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  10. Royal Marine
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