Propolis Definition
prŏpə-lĭs
noun
A brownish, waxy substance collected from the buds of certain trees by bees and used by them to fill crevices in or to seal a honeycomb.
Webster's New World
Origin of Propolis
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Latin from Greek suburb, bee glue (from the fact that it was originally the name of a structure around the opening into the hive) pro- before pro–2 polis city pelə-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (propolis, “suburb; propolis") (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-") + πόλις (polis, “city").
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