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View synonyms for apiary
apiary
[ ey-pee-er-ee ]
noun
, plural a·pi·ar·ies.
- a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
apiary
/ ˈeɪpɪərɪ /
noun
- a place where bees are kept, usually in beehives
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apiary1
C17: from Latin apiārium from apis bee
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Example Sentences
He came to the Waldorf two years ago from a hotel in Toronto, where he ran a similar rooftop garden and apiary.
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Observations multiplied ad nauseam have taught me where to find the males and where the females in this apiary.
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At first I liked to sit for hours in the apiary all alone and listen to their humming for hours together.
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If there are no small trees near the apiary, place bushes, upon which the bees will usually light, when they come out.
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In the apiary it was so comfortable, so pleasant, so warm, so free!
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I have not yet forgotten the first apiary I saw, where I learned to love the bees.
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