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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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