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beebread

beebread

9.9
A food made by worker bees from pollen and nectar to feed baby bees
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːˌbrɛd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pan de abeja
  • Worker bees store beebread in the honeycomb to feed their young.

Examples

  • Worker bees collect pollen to make beebread.

  • Scientists studied the nutritional value of beebread for developing larvae.

  • The hive was filled with honey, wax, and beebread.

  • The queen bee consumes beebread to stay healthy.

  • Worker bees store beebread in the honeycomb to feed their developing larvae.

  • Scientists studied the nutritional value of beebread as food for young bees.

  • The hive contained important food sources like beebread and honey for larvae.

Synonyms

ambrosia
vsbeebread
  • Specialized
9.1

Food made by worker bees from nectar and pollen for young bees

is the same substance but named with an alternative term

Surface Forms

beebread singular
beebreads plural

Morphology

beebread = bee + bread (opaque) = bee + bread

While the components 'bee' and 'bread' are clear, the specific meaning of a substance made by bees is not directly derivable from the components.

Etymology

Beebread comes from the two words bee and bread, because it is the 'food' bees make by mixing pollen and nectar and storing it in the hive. That's why beebread means the stored, bread-like food worker bees use to feed their young.