honey-bearern.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪˌbɛːrə/, U.S.

/ˈhəniˌbɛrər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., bearer n.

Etymology: < honey n. + bearer n.

1. Any of various plants of value as nectar sources for honeybees. rare.

ΚΠ

1878 W. J. Davie Kentucky Resources & Present Condition 156 Blackberry.—A profuse honey-bearer, from May 1st to May 30th.

1910 A. I. Root & E. R. Root ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture (rev. ed.) 84/1 Catalpa... It does not rank very high as a honey-bearer.

2. A honeypot ant which stores sugary liquid in its distensible abdomen. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > honey-ant > honey-holder

honey-bearer1879

honey-holder1894

1879 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 197 The honey-bearers were found hanging in groups to the roofs of the honey chambers by their feet.

1882 R. A. Proctor Nature Stud. 26 This species [sc. the honey ant]..possesses, apparently at least, a fourth caste, that of the honey-bearers, whose abdomen is distended till it is almost spherical.

1927 Youth's Compan. 27 Jan. 71/4 The honey-bearers are the particular care of the other members of the family.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honey-bearer
释义	honey-bearern. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪˌbɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈhəniˌbɛrər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., bearer n. Etymology: < honey n. + bearer n. 1. Any of various plants of value as nectar sources for honeybees. rare. ΚΠ 1878 W. J. Davie Kentucky Resources & Present Condition 156 Blackberry.—A profuse honey-bearer, from May 1st to May 30th. 1910 A. I. Root & E. R. Root ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture (rev. ed.) 84/1 Catalpa... It does not rank very high as a honey-bearer. 2. A honeypot ant which stores sugary liquid in its distensible abdomen. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > honey-ant > honey-holder honey-bearer1879 honey-holder1894 1879 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 197 The honey-bearers were found hanging in groups to the roofs of the honey chambers by their feet. 1882 R. A. Proctor Nature Stud. 26 This species [sc. the honey ant]..possesses, apparently at least, a fourth caste, that of the honey-bearers, whose abdomen is distended till it is almost spherical. 1927 Youth's Compan. 27 Jan. 71/4 The honey-bearers are the particular care of the other members of the family. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1878
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