Meanings
verbrequeen (third-person singular simple present requeens, present participle requeening, simple past and past participle requeened)
present singular third person requeens · participle present requeening · participle past requeened · past requeened
- agricultureTo change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees.
Requeening means changing the queen of a colony, either to secure better stock, or to replace a queen which...cannot furnish the eggs necessary to the development of a normal colony.
1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 93
Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Englishqueen
- Englishrequeen
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APA
requeen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requeen
MLA
“requeen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requeen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “requeen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requeen.
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