apiculture

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noun

The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.

Similar
beekeeping
OriginEnglish culture ← Middle French culture ← Latin cultūra →
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Meanings

nounapiculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.

    Synonyms: beekeeping

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.

Similar
beekeeping

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
beekeeping
Broader
cultivation
Also see
beekeepinghoneymaking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishapi-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  4. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  5. Latincolō
  6. Latincultūra
  7. Middle Frenchculture
  8. Englishculture
  9. Englishapiculture

From api- (“bee”) + culture.

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APA

apiculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiculture

MLA

“apiculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiculture. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apiculture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apiculture.

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