honeybee

Meanings

• noun

  A flying insect that is important for pollination and produces honey.

  - "The honeybee is essential for agriculture."
  - "Honeybees collect nectar to make honey."

• noun

  A social insect that lives in hives and is known for producing honey.

  - "The beekeeper tends to his honeybees."
  - "Honeybees build complex hives."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with honeybee
bee , sea

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Variants

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honey bee , honeybee , honeybees , Africanized bee , Africanized bees , Africanized honeybee , Africanized honeybees , killer bee , killer bees

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Etymology

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From Old English hunnan or hugnan, meaning 'to make honey'.

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Trivia

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1. A honeybee visits between 50 and 100 flowers to gather enough nectar to make one teaspoon of honey.

2. Honeybees communicate with each other using a 'waggle dance', which indicates the direction and distance of food sources.

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Related Concepts

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1. pollination: The process by which pollen is transferred from the anther of a flower to the stigma, leading to the fertilization of the plant.

2. honey: A sweet substance produced by bees from the nectar of flowers.

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Culture

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The honeybee has been revered for thousands of years for its role in pollination and honey production. It is a common symbol of hard work and productivity. Honeybees have been featured in literature, art, and music, including the famous poem 'The Tale of the Honeybee' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

How to Memorize "honeybee"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bee flying from flower to flower, collecting nectar.
   - Visualize a honeybee inside a hive, surrounded by honeycombs.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the honeybee with hard work and productivity.
   - Connect the honeybee with honey and sweetness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Buzzing Around' to remember the parts of a honeybee: Body, Wings, Underbelly, Stingers, and Legs.
   - Remember 'Honey is Sweet, Bees are Buzzing' to associate honeybees with honey.

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