apiculture

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪpɪˌkʌltʃə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ā′pi kul′chər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•pi•cul•ture  (ā′pi kul′chər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Animal Husbandrybeekeeping, esp. on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
  • Latin api(s) bee + culture
  • 1860–65
a′pi•cul′tur•al, adj. 
a′pi•cul′tur•ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
apiculture / ˈeɪpɪˌkʌltʃə/
  1. the breeding and care of bees
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin apis bee + cultureˌapiˈculturalˌapiˈculturist
'apiculture' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
beekeeping

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