propolis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of propolis
1350–1400; < Latin < Greek própolis bee glue, literally, outskirts of a city ( see pro- 2, -polis), apparently originally the name for a structure around the entrance to a hive, hence applied to the glue from which it was made; replacing Middle English propoleos < Medieval Latin, for Latin propolis as above
Example Sentences
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The strains were also tested under different matric potential, which measures how much moisture is available, and response to propolis.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
Not only has honey production fallen, but with it the quantity of other products such as royal jelly, bee pollen, bee venom and bee glue known as propolis.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022
The bees had glued it down from the underside with propolis — a sticky substance they create with tree resin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
The bees, known in the region as the Canary black bee, used propolis, a resinlike mixture sometimes known as bee glue, to seal themselves inside the hive, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2021
As bees are, at all times, prone to close the ventilators with propolis, they must be placed where they can easily be removed, and cleansed, by soaking them in boiling water.
From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine)
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