| 单词 | honey cell |
| 释义 | > as lemmashoney cell honey cell n. a hexagonal wax cell used for honey storage by honeybees, forming the basic unit of honeycomb. ΚΠ 1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects i. xiii. 70 The Bees contrive their Hony-cels both wisely, and artificially, for distending the Wax into a thin membrane, they frame together many and numerous cells. 1790 W. Smellie Philos. Nat. Hist. I. xiii. 338 When the honey collected is so abundant that the vessels cannot contain it, the bees lengthen, and of course deepen the honey-cells. 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 34 Honey cells, Made delicate from all white-flower bells. 1908 V. L. Kellog Insect Stories 225 She would drink a lot of honey from a honey-cell, and eat a lot of pollen. 2013 A. Morrison Homegrown Honey Bees v. 69 It is easy to remove the wax cappings from the honey cells only and leave the brood cells sealed. < as lemmas |
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