honey

ˈhʌni

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#1·11h ago

(uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.

The honey in the pot should last for years.

Origin: From , from , from , from (compare , , , ), from earlier *hunangą (compare , hönning, , , ), from , from *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with , , , , , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

(countable) A variety of this substance.

The physical properties of the different honeys, color, granulation, aroma, flavor, etc., are indicated in the table only in a very general way.

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#3·11h ago

(rare) Nectar.

If two of the California honeys, western hyssop and fleabane, having a positive polarization at 200 C. are disregarded, then the remaining...

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