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Andrena

noun
An·​dre·​na | \ anˈdrēnə\

Definition of Andrena

: a genus (the type of the family Andrenidae) of burrowing solitary short-tongued bees including important pollinators of economic plants

First Known Use of Andrena

1806, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Andrena

New Latin, probably irregular from Greek anthrēnē hornet, wasp

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