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Look up: beehive

  1. beehive
    [n] - a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees 2. [n] - a hairdo resembling a beehive 3. [n] - any workplace where people are very busy 4. [n] - a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Beehive
    Bee'hive` noun A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively. » A common and typical form of beehive was a domeshaped inverted basket, whence certain ancient Irish and Scotch architectural remains are called beehive houses .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/30

  3. beehive
    noun a hairdo resembling a beehive
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. beehive
    hive noun a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. beehive
    hive noun a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Beehive
    A `beehive` is, in a general sense, an enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus `Apis`) live and raise their young. Natural beehives (typically referred to simply as `nests`) are naturally-occurring structures occupied by honey bee colonies, while domesticated honey bees are kept in man-made beehives in a location known as an apiary; it is these man-made structures that are most typically referred to as `beehives`. Only speci...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive

  7. Beehive
    • (n.) A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. beehive
    (from the article `lepidopteran`) ...furs, silk, and even feathers are eaten by fungus moths ( tineid moths) of several genera (clothes moths). The wax moth (Galleria mellonella) ... ...of collecting nectar and pollen to provision the nest, the bees pollinate the flowers they visit. Honeybees also collect propolis, a resinous ... [2 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/40

  9. Beehive
    a box or receptacle with movable frames, used for housing a colony of bees.
    Found on http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/bkCD/glossary.

  10. beehive
    1. any workplace where people are very busy
    2. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree
    3. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees

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  11. Beehive
    Beehive (star cluster): see Praesepe.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09107


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