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ALKALI BEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alkali bee mean?
• ALKALI BEE (noun)
The noun ALKALI BEE has 1 sense:
1. a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
Familiarity information: ALKALI BEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
alkali bee; Nomia melanderi
Hypernyms ("alkali bee" is a kind of...):
bee (any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)
Holonyms ("alkali bee" is a member of...):
genus Nomia; nomia (a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes)
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