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bee

noun as in honey-making, stinging insect

noun as in collective task

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The Tower Buzzers’ mascot, a bee called Maverick, is named after Cruise’s character.

This is because of the time it will take for the flowers that bees need to grow back again in surrounding fields.

From BBC

All I noticed at first was a kind of buzz around the person to my right, as if he were a freshly-bloomed flower assaulted by bees.

From Salon

The four Ghostbusters, for instance, bring distinct skills and backgrounds to the table, while the witches in “The Craft” each embody a different archetype of teenage girlhood, from outcast to queen bee.

From Salon

The trailing tentacles can deliver a painful sting, which Mr Pace says feels more like that of a bee than a nettle.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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