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honeycomb noun

  /ˈhʌnikəʊm/ , /ˈhʌniˌkoʊm/
  • (uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
 favo, cella, nido, nido d'api

honeycombed verb

  • having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb
 alveolato
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