beebread

noun
/ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/UK

Etymology

Probably an Early Modern English combination of bee + bread, but compare the Old English bēobrēad (“honeycomb full of honey”), and Middle English beoblæd (for beobræd?). Cognate with Old Saxon bībrōd (“honeycomb”, “gingerbread”, literally “bee-bread”).

  1. derived from bēobrēad — “honeycomb full of honey

Definitions

  1. Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager…

    Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

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