Honeycomb
Pronunciation : Hon"ey*comb`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. hunigcamb. See Honey, and 1st Comb.]
Definition : 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.
2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. Honeycomb moth (Zo?l.), the wax moth. -- Honeycomb stomach. (Anat.) See Reticulum.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913