Synonyms for honeycomb

Most common

reticulum · muqarnas

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

Related words

Word family

honeycombed honeycombing

Phrases

honeycomb toffee honeycomb work honeycomb lung honeycomb moray honeycomb moth honeycomb ringworm honeycomb scall honeycomb stomach

Forms

Plural

honeycombs → reticulums, muqarnases…

Example sentences

• reticulum The endoplasmic reticulum is hard to draw.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

muqarnas

9 letters

reticulum

In other languages

Français

rayon de miel

Italiano

favo

Deutsch

Bienenwabe