Apiculture
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noun.
The raising and care of bees for commercial or agricultural purposes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The rearing of bees.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The keeping and maintenance of
bees
for
commercial
reasons.
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noun.
the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey
Etymologically Related
apiarist
apiary
Form
apicultural
apiculturalist
apiculturist
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
cultivation
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
agribusiness
bogland
cattle-raising
floriculture
forestry
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
beekeeping