poppy bee
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
So-called because it uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its nest.
Noun[edit]
poppy bee (plural poppy bees)
- A leaf-cutting bee (Hoplitis papaveris)
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “poppy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.