apiculture

[ ey-pi-kuhl-cher ]

/ ˈeɪ pɪˌkʌl tʃər /

noun

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

Origin of apiculture

1860–65; <Latin api(s) bee + culture

OTHER WORDS FROM apiculture

a·pi·cul·tur·al, adjectivea·pi·cul·tur·ist, noun

Words nearby apiculture

apicolysis, apicomplexan, apicotomy, A picture is worth a thousand words, apiculate, apiculture, apiculus, apiece, à pied, Apiezon, API gravity scale

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Example sentences from the Web for apiculture

IT is not my intention to write a treatise on apiculture, or on practical bee-keeping.
The Life of the Bee|Maurice Maeterlinck
But the enumeration of such procedures belongs rather to technical treatises on apiculture, and would take us too far.
The Life of the Bee|Maurice Maeterlinck
If we were asked to name the most important desideratum in apiculture, we should say feeding.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 698|Various
It is not by this happy-go-lucky method that profits are made by apiculture.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 698|Various

The next thing in order, after purchasing bees, should be a good standard work on apiculture; and study it well.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for apiculture

apiculture

/ (ˈeɪpɪˌkʌltʃə) /

noun

the breeding and care of bees

Derived forms of apiculture

apicultural, adjectiveapiculturist, noun

Word Origin for apiculture

C19: from Latin apis bee + culture

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单词	apiculture
释义	apiculture [ ey-pi-kuhl-cher ] / ˈeɪ pɪˌkʌl tʃər / noun beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey. Origin of apiculture 1860–65; <Latin api(s) bee + culture OTHER WORDS FROM apiculture a·pi·cul·tur·al, adjectivea·pi·cul·tur·ist, noun Words nearby apiculture apicolysis, apicomplexan, apicotomy, A picture is worth a thousand words, apiculate, apiculture, apiculus, apiece, à pied, Apiezon, API gravity scale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apiculture IT is not my intention to write a treatise on apiculture, or on practical bee-keeping. The Life of the Bee\|Maurice Maeterlinck But the enumeration of such procedures belongs rather to technical treatises on apiculture, and would take us too far. The Life of the Bee\|Maurice Maeterlinck If we were asked to name the most important desideratum in apiculture, we should say feeding. Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 698\|Various It is not by this happy-go-lucky method that profits are made by apiculture. Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 698\|Various The next thing in order, after purchasing bees, should be a good standard work on apiculture; and study it well. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for apiculture apiculture / (ˈeɪpɪˌkʌltʃə) / noun the breeding and care of bees Derived forms of apiculture apicultural, adjectiveapiculturist, noun Word Origin for apiculture C19: from Latin apis bee + culture 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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