variants:
or honey bee
Definition of honeybee
: a honey-producing bee (genus Apis of the family Apidae)
especially
: a European bee (A. mellifera) introduced worldwide and kept in hives for the honey it produces
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The first known use of honeybee was in the 15th century
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