HyperDic: royal_jelly

English > 1 sense of the expression royal jelly:
NOUNsubstanceroyal jellya secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens
English > royal jelly: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA secretion of the pharyngeal glands of bees that is fed to very young larvae and to bees destined to be queens.
BroadersecretionA functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
Spanishjalea real
Catalangelea reial

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