beebread

[bee-bred]

noun

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

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

noun

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

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