honey


Definition: Meaning of, honey in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhʌni /

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honey honeys
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  1. a sweet sticky substance produced by BEE s, used as food
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  2. especially American English spoken used to address someone you love [=  love]
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honey used in phrases

  • Africanized honey bee (noun)
    1. a strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas
  • Western honey mesquite (noun)
    1. thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets
  • golden honey plant (noun)
    1. perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States
  • honey badger (noun)
    1. nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
  • honey bear (noun)
    1. arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
  • honey bell (noun)
    1. african shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
  • honey berry (noun)
    1. tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
  • honey bun (noun)
    1. rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom
  • honey buzzard (noun)
    1. old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
  • honey cake (noun)
    1. a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey
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