apiary
noun/ˈeɪpiəri/
/ˈeɪpieri/
(plural apiaries)
- a place where bees are kept
- The apiary was nearby; half a dozen hives faced south down the slope.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin apiarium, from apis ‘bee’.Definitions on the go
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