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# honeybee

noun (a honeybee, honeybees; also written honey bee)

«honeybee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A bee that lives in a large group called a colony and makes honey and wax. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science, honeybees are insects with six legs, wings and a body in three parts. They collect nectar and pollen from flowers, which pollinates plants so they can make fruit and seeds. A colony has one queen, many female workers and some male drones. In safety, a honeybee can sting once and then dies; stay calm and walk away. Phrases: honeybee hive, honeybee colony, worker honeybee.

### Examples

- Honeybees make honey from nectar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/#x1)
- The honeybee buzzed from flower to flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/#x2)
- A hive can hold thousands of honeybees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/#x3)
- Honeybees help apples and berries grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/#x4)
- Stay calm if a honeybee lands on you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/#x5)
- The queen honeybee lays the eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/#x6)

### Note

Written "honeybee" or "honey bee". Countable. Facts: worker honeybees are female; a honeybee usually dies after it stings, but wasps can sting many times. Safety: some people are allergic to bee stings and need help at once.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «honeybee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/honeybee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«honeybee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/honeybee.html) on Mova free.