apiarianadj.n.
/eɪpɪˈɛːrɪən/ A. adj.
Pertaining to beehives or bee-keeping.
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storey1780
apiarian1801
apicultural1884
1801 (title) Transactions of the Western Apiarian Society.
1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xx. 207 These apiarian battles are often fought in defence of the property of the hive.
1871 Athenæum 27 May 658 All the apiarian works which were written.
B. n.
= apiarist n. rare.
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bee-herd1483
honeyman1510
bee-ward?1518
bee-master1658
hiver1707
apiologist18..
apiarist1816
bee-keeper1817
bee-woman1833
apiarian1858
bee-mistress1859
bee-man1861
apiculturist1883
1858 Penny Cycl. 2nd Suppl. 680/2 The dust of the common puff-ball..used by Apiarians for stupefying bees.
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