HONEYBEE
honeybee, Apis mellifera
(noun) social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
honeybee (plural honeybees)
Alternative form of honey bee
Source: Wiktionary
Hon"ey*bee`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and
collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis
mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A.
fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only
varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a
large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen
or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens,
and a number of males or drones, are produced.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition