Meaning

1 senses

  1. A leaf-cutting bee (Hoplitis papaveris)

Origin

So-called because it uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its nest.

So-called because it uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its nest.

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Forms

plural: poppy bees
Singularpoppy bee
Pluralpoppy bees

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
upholsterer bee

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
poplarpopperpoppypopsiclepopulacepopularA2
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