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beebread

[ bee-bred ]
/ ˈbiˌbrɛd /

noun

a mixture of pollen and honey stored by bees and fed to their young.

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Nearby words

bee-sting, bee-stung, beeb, beebe, beebe, william, bee bread, beech, beech fern, beech grove, beech marten, beech mast

Origin of beebread

before 900; Middle English be bred, Old English. See bee1, bread
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British Dictionary definitions for bee bread

beebread

/ (ˈbiːˌbrɛd) /

noun

a mixture of pollen and nectar prepared by worker bees and fed to the larvaeAlso called: ambrosia
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