potter bee

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   solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant

   Broaderbee

   Part ofAnthidium

Questions about potter bee

What does potter bee mean?

potter bee means "solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant".

Is potter bee a common word?

potter bee is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.