bee tree

noun

1. a hollow tree used by wild bees as a hive, especially the basswood or American linden.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bee tree¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

He learned the sweets of a bee-tree, and how a bear must go to work to attain them.

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Smoky began guying me, saying that I was an old bee hunter but it took Smoky to find the first bee tree.

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I heard him asking you this very morning when you would find a bee-tree for him, the way you used to do up in Maine.

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Then we'll go and find a bee-tree, and maybe your Teddy bear will be there.

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The old man reined in his grey horse and looked toward Oliver and the bee tree.

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