BEEBREAD Definition & Meaning

beebread

[ bee-bred ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

beebread

/ ˈ��ːˌ��ɛ�� /

noun

a mixture of pollen and nectar prepared by worker bees and fed to the larvae Also calledambrosia

Discover More

�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of beebread¹

before 900; Middle English be bred, Old English. See bee ¹, bread

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The researchers also found that one common, plant-derived miRNA in beebread switches off a gene that helps larvae turn into queens.

From

Occasionally, during the proper season, he locates a bees' nest and therefrom procures an amount of honey, larvae, and beebread that proves an uncommon treat for himself and his family.

From

The whole ends with a vivid but very comic representation of the avid consumption of the honey and beebread.

From

Browse