bee

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

Verb

1. (obsolete) Obsolete spelling of be.
2. (obsolete) past participle of be; been

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈbiː/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle English bee, from Old English bēo, from Proto-West Germanic *bijā, from Proto-Germanic *bijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey-.