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apiculture

[ ey-pi-kuhl-cher ]

noun

  1. beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.


apiculture

/ ˈeɪpɪˌkʌltʃə /

noun

  1. the breeding and care of bees
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌapiˈcultural, adjective
  • ˌapiˈculturist, noun
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Other Words From

  • api·cultur·al adjective
  • api·cultur·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apiculture1

1860–65; < Latin api ( s ) bee + culture
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apiculture1

C19: from Latin apis bee + culture
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Example Sentences

IT is not my intention to write a treatise on apiculture, or on practical bee-keeping.

If 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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