Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bumblebee (bumble bee, bumble bees, bumble bee's), n. [see bumble, n. and bee, n.] (webplay: named).

1. Buzzing insect sound; vibrating apis noise; [fig.] chanting; humming; droning voice; nature's music.
2. Flying insect; pollen-collecting apis that makes honey.
3. Humblebee; species of the apis insect.