beebread

English

Alternative forms

bee bread, bee-bread

Etymology

Probably an Early Modern English combination of bee +‎ bread, but compare the Old English bēobrēad (“honeycomb full of honey”). Cognate with the Middle High German bîe brôt (German Bienen Brot) and the Old Saxon bībrōd (“honeycomb”, “gingerbread”, literally “bee-bread”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: bēʹbrĕd', IPA^(key): /ˈbiːˌbɹɛd/

Noun

beebread (uncountable)

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.

Translations

bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions

Greek:
Ancient: ἐριθάκη f (erithákē)

Latin: cērinthus m, erithacē f, sandaraca f

See also

ambrosia

Further reading

Bee pollen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

bee beard

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