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单词 royal jelly
释义

royal jelly


noun

a viscous substance secreted from the pharyngeal glands of worker honeybees, fed to all larvae during their first few days and afterward only to those larvae selected to be queens.

Origin of royal jelly

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby royal jelly

Royal Greenwich Observatory, Royal Highness, royal icing, Royal Institution, royalist, royal jelly, Royall, Royal Leamington Spa, royal lily, Royal Marines, royal marriage
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British Dictionary definitions for royal jelly

royal jelly

noun

a substance secreted by the pharyngeal glands of worker bees and fed to all larvae when very young and to larvae destined to become queens throughout their development
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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