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# bumblebee

«bumblebee» in Mova's school dictionary: **a large, round, hairy bee, often black and yellow, that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a bumblebee, bumblebees); also bumble bee

### meaning for a pupil

A bumblebee is a large, round, hairy bee, often black and yellow, that buzzes loudly and collects nectar and pollen from flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, bumblebees are important pollinators that help plants make fruit and seeds; they live in small nests, not big hives, and can fly in cold weather. In safety, bumblebees are gentle and rarely sting unless squashed or bothered; anyone allergic must tell an adult. Gardens with flowers help bumblebees. Phrases: «buzzing bumblebee».

### examples

- A bumblebee buzzed around the lavender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x1)
- Bumblebees help flowers make seeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x2)
- Leave the bumblebee alone and it won't sting you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x3)
- Bumblebees are fluffy and round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x4)
- The bumblebee was covered in yellow pollen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x5)
- We planted flowers to help bumblebees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x6)
- A bumblebee nest can be in the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x7)
- Bumblebees can fly on cool, cloudy days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/#x8)

### note

Countable; one word or two (bumblebee, bumble bee). Myth: people once said science «proves» bumblebees should not be able to fly; that is not true, scientists understand how they fly. Bumblebees are not wasps; wasps are smoother and thinner.

### In the corpora

- [Bumblebees warm up by shivering their flight muscles, so they can fly on cold spring mornings when honeybees cannot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/36-insects-six-legs-ants-bees-and-wasps/17/)
- [Bumblebees can buzz at a special pitch that shakes pollen out of tomato flowers, and farmers use them in greenhouses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/58-flowers-and-pollination/17/)
- [Bumblebees can fly on cold days because they shiver their flight muscles to warm up, and their furry coats keep the heat in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/218-bees-and-wasps-in-the-garden/7/)
- [Wild bees such as bumblebees do a large share of pollination.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food/10/)
- [On a cold spring morning a fat furry bumblebee queen is often the first bee out.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/305-bees-beyond-the-hive-bumblebees-solitary-bees-carpenter-bees-and-stingless-bees/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bumblebee» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumblebee/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.