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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.
  • (countable, by extension) Something resembling honeycomb (sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
 со́ты
honeycomb moth
больша́я воскова́я моль, огнёвка пчели́ная
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