Etymology

Deseret

De·se·ret
D2E1S1E1R1E1T1

Today it means: A state, proposed in 1849 and never recognized, which would have included most of Utah and Nevada and parts of other states. Full definition →

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The story

From the Book of Mormon, in which the word is said to mean honey bee in the language of the Jaredites.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.