All Essential Benefits/Effects/Facts & Information. Royal jelly is a nutritious jelly produced by worker bees. It is fed to larvae worker bees and drones for the first three days of their lives to stimulate growth. Larvae that are fed royal jelly for a prolonged period of time grow up to be queen bees. In fact, the queen eats exclusively royal jelly throughout her life.
1. defy, withstand, hold, hold up, resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm. usage: resist or confront with resistance; The politician defied public opinion; The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear; The bridge held.
SYNONYMY NOTE: fortitude refers to the courage that permits one to endure patiently misfortune, pain, etc. [to face a calamity with fortitude]; grit applies to an obstinate sort of courage that refuses to succumb under any circumstances; , backbone refers to the strength of character and resoluteness that permits one to face opposition unflinchingly; , pluck and guts (see gut (sense 7) gut (sense 7a) both refer originally to visceral organs, hence , pluck implies a strong heart in the face ...