1. a bee that cuts pieces from leaves to line its nest
Usage: also called leafcutter bee
2. an insect, especially an ant, that cuts leaves and uses them to cultivate fungus for food
Usage: also called leafcutter ant

Examples

• The leafcutter bee is an excellent pollinator for gardens and farms.
• Leafcutter ants are known for their complex underground colonies.
• We watched a leafcutter ant carrying a piece of leaf back to its nest.
• Leafcutter bees are solitary insects that do not produce honey.
• The leafcutter ant uses the cut leaves to grow fungus, which serves as food for the colony.
• Gardeners sometimes notice leafcutter bees because of the neat semicircular cuts in plant leaves.