Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mason bee

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: ma-son bee
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their nests.

Inflected Forms

mason bees (plural)

Phrases

orchard mason bee red mason bee

Questions

What does mason bee mean?: Any of the bees of the genus Osmia, which have the habit of making compartments of mud in their nests.

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