bee wine

noun

A home-made wine made by fermenting sugar with yeast.

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Meanings

nounbee wine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA home-made wine made by fermenting sugar with yeast.

Origin

The lumps of yeast in the fermenting mixture were supposed to resemble bees.

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APA

bee wine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20wine

MLA

“bee wine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20wine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bee wine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bee%20wine.

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