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apiculture
CIDE DICTIONARY
apiculture, n. [L. apis bee + E. culture.].
Rearing of bees for their honey and wax. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
apiculture, n. bee-keeping.
Derivative
apicultural adj. apiculturist n.
Etymology
L apis bee, after AGRICULTURE
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