vespiary
[ ves-pee-er-ee ]
noun,plural ves·pi·ar·ies.
a nest of social wasps.
Origin of vespiary
1Words Nearby vespiary
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How to use vespiary in a sentence
In every other respect it had precisely the same colour and fibrous texture as the walls of a vespiary.
Insect Architecture | James Rennie
British Dictionary definitions for vespiary
vespiary
/ (ˈvɛspɪərɪ) /
nounplural -aries
a nest or colony of social wasps or hornets
Origin of vespiary
1C19: from Latin vespa a wasp, on the model of apiary
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