pissocerosn.

Brit.

/ˌpɪsəʊˈsɪərəs/,

/ˌpɪsəʊˈsɛrəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɪsoʊˈsɛrəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pissocēros.

Etymology: < classical Latin pissocēros (Pliny) < ancient Greek πισσόκηρος (Aristotle) < πίσσα (Attic πίττα ) pitch (see pissasphalt n.) + κηρός beeswax (see cere n.).

Now historical.

The mixture of resin and wax of which the second foundation of a bee's honeycomb was formerly thought to be made.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > wax

wax805

virgin waxc1400

medewax1416

pissoceros1658

mitys1706

maiden-wax1726

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) vi. 916 Concerning Wax, Bee-glew, dregs of Wax, Pissoceros [L. pissocera], Bees-bread, and of their Nature and Use.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Pissoceros, the Pitch~wax made by Bees in their Hives; or any Composition of Wax and Pitch.

1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxvii. 497 Show us but one instance of bees having substituted mud or mortar for mitys, pissoceros, or propolis.

1865 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 138/2 As there are three orders of bee, so there are three substances merely in the hive,—honey, farina, and wax. Pliny enumerates three others,—commosis, pissoceros, and propolis.

1971 Classical Q. New Ser. 21 426 Pissoceros, the extra malleability of which is mentioned by Pliny.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pissoceros
释义	pissocerosn. Brit. /ˌpɪsəʊˈsɪərəs/, /ˌpɪsəʊˈsɛrəs/, U.S. /ˌpɪsoʊˈsɛrəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pissocēros. Etymology: < classical Latin pissocēros (Pliny) < ancient Greek πισσόκηρος (Aristotle) < πίσσα (Attic πίττα ) pitch (see pissasphalt n.) + κηρός beeswax (see cere n.). Now historical. The mixture of resin and wax of which the second foundation of a bee's honeycomb was formerly thought to be made. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > wax wax805 virgin waxc1400 medewax1416 pissoceros1658 mitys1706 maiden-wax1726 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) vi. 916 Concerning Wax, Bee-glew, dregs of Wax, Pissoceros [L. pissocera], Bees-bread, and of their Nature and Use. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Pissoceros, the Pitch~wax made by Bees in their Hives; or any Composition of Wax and Pitch. 1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxvii. 497 Show us but one instance of bees having substituted mud or mortar for mitys, pissoceros, or propolis. 1865 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 138/2 As there are three orders of bee, so there are three substances merely in the hive,—honey, farina, and wax. Pliny enumerates three others,—commosis, pissoceros, and propolis. 1971 Classical Q. New Ser. 21 426 Pissoceros, the extra malleability of which is mentioned by Pliny. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1658
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