'Hive bee' definitions:

Definition of 'Hive bee'

From: GCIDE
  • Hive \Hive\, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.]
  • 1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. [1913 Webster]
  • The hive of Roman liars. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Hive bee (Zool.), the honeybee. [1913 Webster]