alkali bee

English Thesaurus

1. a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bee,
definition	:	any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus nomia, nomia,
definition	:	a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes (noun.animal)