noun🔗ShareAbeille mellifèreAny of seven species of bee, in genus Apis, often kept commercially for honey, beeswax, and pollination of crops."The farmer keeps a lot of honeybee hives to help pollinate his apple trees. "L'agriculteur entretient de nombreuses ruches d'abeilles mellifères pour aider à polliniser ses pommiers.animalinsectbiologyagricultureenvironmentnaturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading