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chalkbrood

noun

Etymology

From chalk + brood.

  1. derived from *bʰreh₁-✻ — “breath, mist, vapour, steam”
  2. inherited from *brōduz✻ — “heat, breeding”
  3. inherited from brōd — “brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”
  4. inherited from brood
  5. compounded as chalkbrood — “chalk + brood”

Definitions

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

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

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