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royal jelly [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beekeeping
DEF

A substance secreted by honeybee workers and fed by them to larvae, especially to those being raised as potential queens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des abeilles
DEF

Sécrétion des glandes pharyngiennes de l'abeille servant à nourrir les larves et la reine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de abejas
DEF

Sustancia segregada por las glándulas hipofaríngeas de la cabeza de abejas obreras jóvenes destinado a alimentar a la abeja reina y a las larvas en sus primeros estadios.

CONT

La jalea real es muy rica en glúcidos y proteínas [...]

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