apiaries

Variant of apiary

apiary definition

api·ary (ā′pē er′ē)

noun pl. apiaries -·ar′·ies

a place where bees are kept for their honey, generally consisting of a number of hives

Etymology: L apiarium, beehive < apis, bee

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