Vocabulary : Bee to Beechy
Bee : p. p. of Be; -- used for been. ;; An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae (the honeybees), or family Andrenidae (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee. ;; A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. ;; Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.Bee larkspur : (Bot.) See Larkspur.
Bee line : The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line.
Beebread : A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young.
Beech : A tree of the genus Fagus.
