What is "humblebee"

Bumblebee \Bum"ble*bee`\, n. [OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.] (Zo["o]l.) A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound.

Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.

n. (context obsolete English) A bumblebee.

n. robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn: bumblebee]