Hŏn'ey-cōmb, n.

noun

(hŭn'ĭ-kōm), n. 1. A mass of hexagonal, waxy cells, formed by bees, and used by them as repositories for their honey and their eggs. 2. Any substance, as a casting of iron, &c., perforated with cells like those of a honey-comb.

An engraved illustration of a section of honeycomb with hexagonal cells.
Honey-comb.