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alkali bee

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Noun1.alkali bee - a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
Nomia melanderi
bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
genus Nomia, nomia - a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes


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They had noticed that their crop yielded extra seed when planted near salt flats pockmarked with nesting holes from alkali bees (Nomia melanderi).
Most bees live alone: no hives, no honey, but maybe help for crops by Milius, Susan / Science News
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