HONEYCOMBS

Noun

honeycombs

plural of honeycomb

Verb

honeycombs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb

Source: Wiktionary


HONEYCOMB

Hon"ey*comb`, n. Etym: [AS. hunigcamb. See Honey, and 1st Comb.]

1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.

2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. Honeycomb moth (Zoöl.), the wax moth.

– Honeycomb stomach. (Anat.) See Reticulum.

HONEYCOMB

Hon"ey*comb`, n. Etym: [AS. hunigcamb. See Honey, and 1st Comb.]

1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.

2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. Honeycomb moth (Zoöl.), the wax moth.

– Honeycomb stomach. (Anat.) See Reticulum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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