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honey
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hon·ey
/ ˈhənē/
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n.
(pl. -eys)
1.
a sweet, sticky, yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers.
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this substance used as food, typically as a sweetener:
his pancake is sometimes smeared with jam or honey.
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a yellowish-brown or golden color:
[as adj.]
her honey skin.
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any sweet substance similar to bees' honey.
2. inf.
an excellent example of something:
it's one honey of an adaptation.
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darling; sweetheart (usually as a form of address):
hi, honey!
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Honey is sweetener since dawn of time.(Food)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 6/11/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...sweet memories and call each other sweetheart or honey. From the dawn of time, honey has been humanity's universal sweetening agent...How sweet are thy words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth" - Psalm 119. Initially, hunter...
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Honey, I Shrunk the Quotas
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/6/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...of "market disruption" in the domestic honey industry. The government says the disruptors are Chinese honey exporters. Of course the real cause of...government may restrict imports of Chinese honey. China is not accused of "dumping" honey...
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HONEY INDUSTRY FILES ANTI-DUMPING PETITION AGAINST PRC
PR Newswire; 10/3/1994; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) and the...of China (PRC), charging that Chinese honey is being sold in the United States at prices...maintains an import duty of 55 percent on honey imports which blocks all non-Chinese...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Honey glazes its way into America's kitchens; Bit o'gold: Manufacturers like honey's moisturizing effect, flavor enhancers and natural thickeners
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 9/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...You won't see it in jars on the shelves, but it's there in many of the products on the shelves. Honey, that is. Honey glazed, honey sweetened, honey coated this and that. Especially cereals. If you look, you'll likely find a bit...
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Honey provides natural way to sweeten food and health
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Known as liquid gold to beekeepers and honey enthusiasts, honey is one of the few products that can be packed and sold...of A to Z's Fresh Air Fare health market, agrees. "Honey is wonderful because you can leave it the shelf for basically...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Honey: What the buzz is all about.(SunBurst)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/4/2000; ; 700+ words
; Address: Honey Hill Apiary is at R.R. 1 in Hampshire...s recipes have one ingredient in common: honey. This ancient sweetner can be used in everything from soups to desserts. The honey recipes in this week's column run from a...
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Honey: Ancient cure or modern alternative?
Newspaper article from: Wound Care; 1/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...samples of unpasteurized honey from 26 types of flowers. The honeys were tested for activity...Manuka tree. When the honeys were treated with catalase...effects, only the Manuka honeys and one other type...antibacterial effects. Honey is not sterile Honey...
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Honey of a healer
Newspaper article from: Isthmus; 4/25/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...product is good for more than just food Honey is a bizarre food. A miraculous food...The bees store their nectar in a second "honey stomach," and upon arriving back at the hive, puke it into another bee's "honey stomach." These bees then let the nectar...
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Honey.(Shorts)
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...reports claim/indicate that raw, local honey reduces hay fever and pollen allergy symptoms...dust in a daily teaspoon of raw, local honey is said to help people build up immunity...the allergy triggers. Raw, unprocessed honey contains beneficial enzymes and nutrients...
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honey for your honey
Magazine article from: Better Nutrition; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Day with recipes that feature nature's sweetest food- honey "Honey, I'm home!" That refrain has undoubtedly been heard...value is pervasive throughout centuries and cultures. Honey in History Apiculture, or bee-keeping, has been shown...
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Honey
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Honey Honey is a sweet syrupy substance produced by honeybees from the nectar of flowers and used by humans as a sweetener and a spread. Honey is comprised of 17-20% water, 76-80% glucose, and fructose, pollen...
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honey
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
honey sweet, viscid fluid produced by honeybees from the nectar...taken from the flower by the worker bee and is carried in the honey sac back to the hive. It is transformed into honey by enzymes produced in the honey sac, which convert the...
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Sweet Honey In The Rock
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Sweet Honey In The Rock A cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock, the all-female Grammy Award-winning a cappella...songs, as well as a wealth of their own compositions. Sweet Honey ’ s artistic style was best described in “...
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honey badger
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
honey badger or ratel , carnivore, Mellivora capensis...as shown by the resemblance in teeth, the honey badger resembles in fossorial form and perhaps...fierce disposition the true badgers. The honey badger has short legs and stout claws and...
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Sweet Honey in the Rock
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Sweet Honey in the Rock Gospel group For the Record...described them in the New York Times , Sweet Honey in the Rock has become one of the most popular...harmonies with exhilerating rhythms, Sweet Honey in the Rock is a “ girl ’...
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