ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English hony pot, from hony honey + pot
1. : a receptacle for honey:
a. : one of the isolated waxen vessels constructed by some wild bees
b. : a glass or crockery container for table use
early brown honeypots or jam pots have high lids, deep rims, and solid finials — C.W.Drepperd
2. honeypots plural : a game in which a child (called the honeypot ) with his hands clasped under his hams is swung backward and forward by his arms until his grip relaxes in order to find his weight which is reckoned at a pound for each swing
3. : a flower head of a southern African shrub ( Protea cynaroides ) which when open is shaped like a pot and consists of an involucre of showy bracts surrounding a head of small flowers
4.
a. : honey ant
b. : a replete of a honey ant