[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kingbird \king"bird\, n. zool.
   1. a small american bird tyrannus tyrannus, or tyrannus
      carolinensis, noted for its courage in attacking larger
      birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they
      approach its nest in the breeding season. it is a typical
      tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing.
      it is dark ash above, and blackish on the bead and tail.
      the quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. it
      is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail.
      the feathers on the head of the adults show a bright
      orange basal spot when erected. called also bee bird,
      and bee martin. several southern and western species of
      tyrannus are also called king birds.
      1913 webster

   2. the king tody. see under king.
      1913 webster
see also:
tyrannus tyrannus tyrannus carolinensis bee bird bee martin tyrannus king 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

willow \wil"low\, n. oe. wilowe, wilwe, as. wilig, welig; akin
   to od. wilge, d. wilg, lg. wilge. cf. willy.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. any tree or shrub of the genus salix, including
      many species, most of which are characterized often used
      as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "a
      wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --sir w.
      scott. hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
      person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
      1913 webster

            and i must wear the willow garland
            for him that's dead or false to me.   --campbell.
      1913 webster

   2. textile manuf. a machine in which cotton or wool is
      opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
      projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
      with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
      been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
      though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
      winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. called
      also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil.
      1913 webster

   almond willow, pussy willow, weeping willow. bot. see
      under almond, pussy, and weeping.

   willow biter zool. the blue tit. prov. eng.

   willow fly zool., a greenish european stone fly
      chloroperla viridis; -- called also yellow sally.

   willow gall zool., a conical, scaly gall produced on
      willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly cecidomyia
      strobiloides.

   willow grouse zool., the white ptarmigan. see
      ptarmigan.

   willow lark zool., the sedge warbler. prov. eng.

   willow ptarmigan zool.
      a the european reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
          see under reed.
      b a sparrow passer salicicolus native of asia,
          africa, and southern europe.

   willow tea, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
      largely grown in the neighborhood of shanghai, extensively
      used by the poorer classes of chinese as a substitute for
      tea. --mcelrath.

   willow thrush zool., a variety of the veery, or wilson's
      thrush. see veery.

   willow warbler zool., a very small european warbler
      phylloscopus trochilus; -- called also bee bird,
      haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet william,
      tom thumb, and willow wren.
      1913 webster
see also:
willy salix willy twilly twilly devil devil 
almond willow pussy willow weeping willow almond pussy 
weeping willow biter willow fly chloroperla viridis yellow sally 
willow gall cecidomyia strobiloides willow grouse ptarmigan willow lark 
willow ptarmigan reed passer salicicolus willow tea willow thrush 
veery willow warbler phylloscopus trochilus bee bird haybird 
golden wren pettychaps sweet william tom thumb willow wren 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bee \bee\ b=e, n. as. be'o; akin to d. bij and bije,
   icel. b=y, sw.  dan. bi, ohg. pini, g. biene, and perh.
   ir. beach, lith. bitis, skr. bha. root97.
   1. zool. an insect of the order hymenoptera, and family
      apidae the honeybees, or family andrenidae the
      solitary bees. see honeybee.
      1913 webster

   note: there are many genera and species. the common honeybee
         apis mellifica lives in swarms, each of which has
         its own queen, its males or drones, and its very
         numerous workers, which are barren females. besides the
         apis mellifica there are other species and varieties
         of honeybees, as the apis ligustica of spain and
         italy; the apis indica of india; the apis fasciata
         of egypt. the bumblebee is a species of bombus. the
         tropical honeybees belong mostly to melipoma and
         trigona.
         1913 webster

   2. a neighborly gathering of people who engage in united
      labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a
      quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. u. s.
      1913 webster

            the cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.
                                                  --s. g.
                                                  goodrich.
      1913 webster

   3. pl. prob. fr. as. be'ah ring, fr. b?gan to bend. see
      1st bow. naut. pieces of hard wood bolted to the
      sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays
      through; -- called also bee blocks.
      1913 webster

   bee beetle zool., a beetle trichodes apiarius
      parasitic in beehives.

   bee bird zool., a bird that eats the honeybee, as the
      european flycatcher, and the american kingbird.

   bee flower bot., an orchidaceous plant of the genus
      ophrys ophrys apifera, whose flowers have some
      resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.

   bee fly zool., a two winged fly of the family
      bombyliidae. some species, in the larval state, are
      parasitic upon bees.

   bee garden, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an
      apiary. --mortimer.

   bee glue, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement
      the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called
      also propolis.

   bee hawk zool., the honey buzzard.

   bee killer zool., a large two-winged fly of the family
      asilidae esp. trupanea apivora which feeds upon
      the honeybee. see robber fly.

   bee louse zool., a minute, wingless, dipterous insect
      braula caeca parasitic on hive bees.

   bee martin zool., the kingbird tyrannus carolinensis
      which occasionally feeds on bees.

   bee moth zool., a moth galleria cereana whose
      larvae feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in
      beehives.

   bee wolf zool., the larva of the bee beetle. see illust.
      of bee beetle.

   to have a bee in the head or to have a bee in the bonnet.
      a to be choleric. obs.
      b to be restless or uneasy. --b. jonson.
      c to be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. "she's
          whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head."
          --sir w. scott.
          1913 webster beebalm
see also:
hymenoptera apidae andrenidae honeybee apis mellifica apis ligustica 
apis indica apis fasciata bumblebee bombus melipoma 
trigona bow bee blocks bee beetle trichodes apiarius 
bee bird bee flower ophrys ophrys apifera bee fly 
bombyliidae bee garden bee glue propolis bee hawk 
bee killer asilidae trupanea apivora robber fly bee louse 
braula caeca bee martin tyrannus carolinensis bee moth galleria cereana 
bee wolf to have a bee in the head to have a bee in the bonnet 

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