Difference between Honeycomb and Beehive

What is the difference between Honeycomb and Beehive?

Honeycomb as a noun is a structure of hexagonal cells made by bees primarily of wax, to hold their larvae and for storing the honey to feed the larvae and to feed themselves during winter. while Beehive as a noun is an enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus apis) live and raise their young.

Honeycomb

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To riddle something with holes, especially in such a pattern.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A structure of hexagonal cells made by bees primarily of wax, to hold their larvae and for storing the honey to feed the larvae and to feed themselves during winter. Any structure resembling a honeycomb. voids left in concrete resulting from failure of the mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles. texturing the surface of a cell to increase its surface area and capture more sun.

Beehive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey.Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer.A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air.

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