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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.

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• ALKALI BEE (noun)

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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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