What is to collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer called?
swarm — To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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