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单词 queen cell
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Definition of queen cell in English:

queen cell

noun
Bee-keeping

  • A hollow wax structure in the nest of a honeybee colony (usually one of several on the edge of a comb), in which a larva is raised as a sexual female and potential new queen.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.

Definition of queen cell in US English:

queen cell

noun
Bee-keeping

  • A hollow wax structure in the nest of a honeybee colony (usually one of several on the edge of a comb), in which a larva is raised as a sexual female and potential new queen.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
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