HONEYCOMB

[noun] - a wax structure containing many small holes which is made by bees to store their honey, or (figurative) something with a similar structureThe jar contains pieces of whole honeycomb. [U]The stall was selling jars of honey and whole honeycombs. [C](figurative) The hotel complex was a honeycomb of rooms and courtyards (= there were many small rooms and passages). [C]a honeycomb pattern/appearanceSee picture: Bees and wasps