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apiary
CIDE DICTIONARY
apiary, n. [L. apiarium, fr. apis bee.].
A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a beehouse. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
apiary, n. (pl. -ies) a place where bees are kept.
Derivative
apiarist n.
Etymology
L apiarium f. apis bee
ROGET THESAURUS
apiary
Husbandry
N husbandry, taming, circuration, zoohygiantics, domestication, domesticity, manege, veterinary art, farriery, breeding, pisciculture, menagerie, vivarium, zoological garden, bear pit, aviary, apiary, alveary, beehive, hive, aquarium, fishery, duck pond, fish pond, phthisozoics, euthanasia, sacrifice, humane destruction, neatherd, cowherd, shepherd, grazier, drover, cowkeeper, trainer, breeder, apiarian, apiarist, bull whacker, cowboy, cow puncher, farrier, horse leech, horse doctor, vaquero, veterinarian, vet, veterinary surgeon, cage, hencoop, bird cage, cauf, range, sheepfold, pastoral, bucolic, tame, domestic.For further exploring for "apiary" in Webster Dictionary Online