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Syn.: honey. A saccharine secretion deposited by the common bee [U. S. Ph.]. m. boracis. Borax honey; it consists of clarified honey, borax, and glycerin [Br. Ph.]. m. depuratum. Syn.: mellitum simplex. Honey purified by heating and clarifying with paper pulp [U. S. Ph.], charcoal, Irish mo , white of egg, etc. [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph.]. [Lat.]