phragmocyttarous
adjective
phrag·mo·cyt·ta·rous
¦fragmō¦sitərəs
: of, relating to, or being a type of nest of social wasps (family Vespidae) in which the layers of brood comb are attached by the periphery to the envelope compare poecilocyttarous
Word History
Etymology
phragmo- (from Greek phragmos fence, fencing in) + Greek kyttaros cell of a honeycomb; akin to Greek kytos hollow vessel