honeycomb
noun
[ ˈhʌnɪkəʊm ]
• a structure of hexagonal cells of wax, made by bees to store honey and eggs.
• a structure of adjoining cavities or cells.
• "a honeycomb of caves"
• a sweet food with a crisp bubbly texture, typically made by boiling together sugar, golden syrup, water, and bicarbonate of soda.
• "chocolate crepes topped with crunchy honeycomb"
• tripe from the second stomach of a ruminant.
honeycomb
verb
• fill with cavities or tunnels.
• "whole hillsides were honeycombed with mines"
Origin:
Old English hunigcamb (see honey, comb).
