royal jelly

roy·al jel·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roi-uh l jel-ee]
- /ˈrɔɪ əl ˈdʒɛl i/
- /ˈrɔɪəl ˈdʒeli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roi-uh l jel-ee]
- /ˈrɔɪ əl ˈdʒɛl i/

Definitions of royal jelly words

noun royal jelly a viscous substance secreted from the pharyngeal glands of worker honeybees, fed to all larvae during their first few days and afterward only to those larvae selected to be queens. 1
uncountable noun royal jelly Royal jelly is a substance that bees make in order to feed young bees and queen bees. 0
noun royal jelly a substance secreted by the pharyngeal glands of worker bees and fed to all larvae when very young and to larvae destined to become queens throughout their development 0
noun royal jelly a highly nutritious mixture secreted by the maxillary glands in young honeybee workers, fed to all larvae for the first few days and then fed to only those larvae chosen to be queens 0

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Origin of royal jelly

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Royal jelly

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royal jelly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

royal jelly usage trend in Literature

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