PROPOLIS


Meaning of PROPOLIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-pə-ləs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English propoleos, from Medieval Latin, alteration of Latin propolis, from Greek, from pro- for + polis city — more at pro- , police

Date: 15th century

: a brownish resinous material of waxy consistency collected by bees from the buds of trees and used as a cement in repairing and maintaining the hive

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