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honeylike — adjective resembling honey • Similar to: ↑sugary … Useful english dictionary
liquid storax — Storax Sto rax, n. [L. storax, styrax, Gr. ?. Cf. {Styrax}.] Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family. The most common of these is {liquid storax}, a brown or gray… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Liquidambar styraciflua — Storax Sto rax, n. [L. storax, styrax, Gr. ?. Cf. {Styrax}.] Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family. The most common of these is {liquid storax}, a brown or gray… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molasses — Mo*las ses, n. [F. m[ e]lasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg. mela[,c]o, fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey sweet, mel, mellis, honey. See {Mellifluous}, and cf. {Melasses}.] The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Storax — Sto rax, n. [L. storax, styrax, Gr. ?. Cf. {Styrax}.] Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family. The most common of these is {liquid storax}, a brown or gray semifluid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tektite — Tektites (from Greek tektos , molten) are natural glass objects up to a few centimeters in size, which most scientists argue were formed by the impact of large meteorites on Earth s surface. Tektites are typically black or olive green, and their… … Wikipedia
antcow — ant cow n. An aphid that yields a honeylike substance on which ants feed. * * * … Universalium
honey pot — n. 1. any of a caste of workers in certain species of ants, that serve as living storehouses for a honeylike material later used by the whole colony 2. a waxy honey container made by some bees, esp. bumblebees, for storing their food * * * … Universalium
beeswax — /beez waks /, n. 1. wax1 (def. 1). v.t. 2. to rub or treat with beeswax. [1670 80; BEE1 + S1 + WAX1] * * * Commercially useful wax secreted by worker honeybees to make the cell walls of the honeycomb. A bee consumes an estimated 6–10 lbs (3–4.5… … Universalium
honey — honeyful, adj. honeyless, adj. honeylike, adj. /hun ee/, n., pl. honeys, adj., v., honeyed or honied, honeying. n. 1. a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food. 2. this… … Universalium
