beebread

Meanings

Noun

a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
Bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, made and stored in brood cells by forager bees, and used as food for worker bees and larvae.

Origin / Etymology

Probably an Early Modern English combination of bee + bread, but compare the Old English bēobrēad (“honeycomb full of honey”), and Middle English beoblæd (for beobræd?). Cognate with Old Saxon bībrōd (“honeycomb”, “gingerbread”, literally “bee-bread”).

Synonyms

ambrosia

Scrabble Score: 13

beebread is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
beebread is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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