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"honeybee was the proper term in the US. I would guess us non academic types can use either and no one would be much confused?"
Peter sent me a nice chart showing the evolution of the noun as adjective for honey bee over time. American English is unique in its frequent use of a noun to modify a noun. Whether Greenhouse or Honeybee, the progression over time is: noun-noun, noun noun, and eventually nounnoun.
Last I checked, the Entomological Society of America's proper common name was Honey Bee, as I stated before. Obviously, we all know that all three variations on the noun as adjective refer to the same insect - honey-bee, honey bee, honeybee.
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