bombiculture

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noun

The raising of bees for use as pollinators in agriculture, typically within hothouses.

OriginSpanish bomba →
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Meanings

nounbombiculture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe raising of bees for use as pollinators in agriculture, typically within hothouses.

    U.S. bombiculture, the rearing of bumble bees, faces many more serious problems than does megachileculture—the rearing of leafcutter bees.

    2007, Status of Pollinators in North America, National Research Council

Origin

  1. Spanishbomba
  2. Englishbombiculture

From Spanish bomba + culture.

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APA

bombiculture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombiculture

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“bombiculture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombiculture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bombiculture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bombiculture.

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