Definition of "honey" []

• A sweet yellowish or brownish viscid fluid produced by various bees from the nectar of flowers and used as food. (noun)
• A similar substance made by certain other insects. (noun)
• A sweet substance, such as nectar. (noun)
• Sweetness; pleasantness. (noun)
• Sugary or ingratiating words; flattery. (noun)

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• ""You say you don't want both butter _and_ honey -- you want butter _or_ honey; I, on the contrary, _do not want butter or honey_ -- I want them both.""
• "The honey gathered from the genus erica (termed _heather honey_) and most labiate plants, is wholesome."
• "Every trap was set, and baited as before with a mass of honey -- but _honey now mixed with a potent sleeping draft_."