poppy bee

== English == === Etymology === So-called because it uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its nest. === Noun === poppy bee (plural poppy bees) A leaf-cutting bee (Hoplitis papaveris) ==== Synonyms ==== upholsterer bee === References === “poppy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.