apiculture
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasonsThe keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
» Derived from the Latin word apis meaning “bee,” apiculture is the raising and caring of honey bee colonies by people.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
Examples
1 sentencesDerived from the Latin word apis meaning “bee,” apiculture is the raising and caring of honey bee colonies by people.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey:beekeeping
Word family
5 related wordsDerivedapiculturalist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable