Bee

noun, plural bees

1. a flying insect of the clade Anthophila, adapted for pollination of flowering plants.

2. a social gathering for a specific purpose, as to carry out a communal task or hold competitions.

He participated in a quilting bee. She won the school spelling bee.

Origin

Old English bīo ; related to Old Norse bӯ, Old High German bīa, Dutch bij, Swedish bi