royal jelly
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royal jelly

noun

Definition of ROYAL JELLY

: a highly nutritious secretion of the pharyngeal glands of the honeybee that is fed to the very young larvae in a colony and to all queen larvae

First Known Use of ROYAL JELLY

1817

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