1. A plant; a species of Ophrys or twyblade, whose flowers represent singular figures of bees, flies and other insects.
3. A soft, unctuous matter with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; called also propolis.
4. A case, box, or other hollow vessel, which serves as a habitation for bees. Hives are made of various materials, as of boards, the hollow trunk of a tree, and withes of straw, or of glass.
5. One who keeps bees.