propolis


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
propolis /ˈprɒpəlɪs/
noun a red or brown resinous substance collected by honeybees from tree buds for constructing and varnishing honeycombs.
– origin C17: via L. from Gk propolis ‘suburb’, also ‘bee glue’, from pro ‘before’ + polis ‘city’.
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