n. [ AS. hunigcamb. See Honey, and 1st Comb. ] 1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used by them to hold their honey and their eggs. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a honeycomb. [ 1913 Webster ]
Honeycomb moth (Zool.), the wax moth. -- Honeycomb stomach. (Anat.) See Reticulum. [ 1913 Webster ]
[はちのす, hachinosu] (n) (1) beehive; hive; honeycomb; (2) (id) something full of holes; swiss cheese; (3) { food } cow reticulum; wall of the cow's second stomach; (4) (obs) cast iron anvil stand