(Encyclopedia) bee, name for flying insects of the superfamily Apoidea, in the same order as the ants and the wasps. Bees are characterized by their enlarged hind feet, typically equipped with pollen…
The Rebirth of Professional Wrestling
on't look now, but the most popular programming on cable television is professional wrestling. But this isn't your father's pro wrestling, with…
(Encyclopedia) meadmeadmēd [key], wine made of fermented honey and water, sometimes flavored with spices. It is highly intoxicating. Mead was known in classical Greece and Rome and was the favorite…
(Encyclopedia) ambrosiaambrosiaămbrōˈzhə [key], in Greek mythology, food and drink with which the Olympian gods preserved their immortality. Extraordinarily fragrant, ambrosia was probably conceived…
(Encyclopedia) thorn, sharp-pointed projection on some plants, usually protective in function. Botanically, thorns are distinguished as modified stems (as in the honey locust and hawthorn) from…
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Adaptive radiation in Hawaiian honey-creepers
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