Definition of Apis mellifera

1. Noun. Social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Apis Mellifera

Aphriza virgata
Aphrodite
Aphroditus
Aphrophora
Aphrophora saratogensis
Aphyllanthaceae
Aphyllanthes
Aphyllophorales
Apia
Apician
Apidae
Apios
Apios americana
Apios tuberosa
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera adansonii
Apis mellifera scutellata
Apium
Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens dulce
Apium graveolens rapaceum
Aplectrum
Aplectrum hyemale
Aplodontia
Aplodontia rufa
Aplodontiidae
Aplysia
Aplysia punctata
Aplysiidae

Literary usage of Apis mellifera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1874)
"apis mellifera, Linn. CERA. ALBA. White Wax. Yellow wax bleached by exposure to moisture, air, and light. Med. Prop, and Uses, Demulcent, ..."

2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Bombus sonoris increased from 1993 to 1994 at Chilopsis, simultaneously with a decrease in apis mellifera. Several workers have hypothesized that the ..."

3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1904)
"apis mellifera Linné. (Typical form black.) a. var. ligustica Latr. aa. var. ... It shows some affinity with apis mellifera., but is quite distinct as may ..."

4. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"Male reproductive organs of Honey Bee (apis mellifera L.); ag, accessory gland; ed, ejaculatory duct; ..."

5. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Entomological Section (1901)
"Hym : apis mellifera ligustica Spin., very many, April 3oth, ... On April 27, 1898, Mr. CM Barber collected the bees apis mellifera L., ..."

6. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl Schneider (1998)
"Descriptors: apis-mellifera-carnica; caste; energy- metabolism; heat-production; age-differences; environmental-temperature; calorimetry Abstract: Honey ..."

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