[ˈprɒpəlɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a red or brown resinous substance collected by honeybees from tree buds, used by them to fill crevices and to fix and varnish honeycombs


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Origin:
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek propolis ‘suburb’, also ‘bee glue’, from pro ‘before’ + polis ‘city’