apiculture en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English api- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English apiculture From api- (“bee”) + culture.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
Deriveds
apiculturist · apiculturalist · apicultural