apiculture
beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
Origin of apiculture
1Other words from apiculture
- a·pi·cul·tur·al, adjective
- a·pi·cul·tur·ist, noun
Words Nearby apiculture
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How to use apiculture in a sentence
IT is not my intention to write a treatise on apiculture, or on practical bee-keeping.
The Life of the Bee | Maurice MaeterlinckIf we were asked to name the most important desideratum in apiculture, we should say feeding.
The next thing in order, after purchasing bees, should be a good standard work on apiculture; and study it well.
The Samogitians are good hunters, and all Lithuanians are given to apiculture and cattle breeding.
This sign occurs very frequently in the pages devoted to apiculture.
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British Dictionary definitions for apiculture
/ (ˈeɪpɪˌkʌltʃə) /
the breeding and care of bees
Origin of apiculture
1Derived forms of apiculture
- apicultural, adjective
- apiculturist, noun
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