Definition of BEEBREAD

beebread

Plural: beebreads

Noun

  • A mixture of pollen and honey stored by bees as food.
  • 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.

Examples

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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: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beebread: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beebread: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

beebread: valid Words With Friends Word