honeycomb
noun/ˈhʌnikoʊm/
Frequency rank: #13,792 most common English word
Meaning
A structure of hexagonal wax cells built by bees to store honey and eggs.
Example sentence
The beekeeper carefully removed honeycomb from the hive to harvest the fresh honey inside.
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