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APICULTURE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

Synonyms:

apiculture; beekeeping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("apiculture" is a kind of...):

cultivation ((agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale))

Derivation:

apicultural (relating to the care and breeding of bees)

apiculturist (a farmer who keeps bees for their honey)

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